IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2008 / 11TH BHADRA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 292 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SUDHAKARAN, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O.SREEDHARAN,SOORYA BHAVAN, MAVADI MURI, KULAKKADA VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK,KOLLAM BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KOLLAM 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KOTTARAKKARA POLICE STATION,KOLLAM DISTRICT 4. SANCHU,S/O. NAZAR CHEPPALLIKKALA VEEDU, KALAYKKA WEST MURI MANNADI P.O., KADAMBANADU VILLAGE ,ADOOR PATHANAMTHITTA 5. NAZAR CHEPPALLIKKALA VEEDU, KALAYKKA WEST MURI MANNADI P.O., KADAMBANADU VILLAGE ,ADOOR PATHANAMTHITTA 6. SUBRAIRATH, W/O.NAZAR CHEPPALLIKKALA VEEDU, KALAYKKA WEST MURI MANNADI P.O., KADAMBANADU VILLAGE ,ADOOR PATHANAMTHITTA 7. RAJAN, VALIYAVILA VEEDU, EANATHU MURI, ERATHU VILLAGE, ADOOR, PATHANMATHITTA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(Crl.).No. 292 of 2008(S) A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXTS: NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A.TO JUDGE P.R.RAMAN & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(Crl).No.292 of 2008-S ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2008 J U D G M E N T RAMAN, J. The petitioner's daughter by name Soorya, aged 20 years is alleged to be under illegal custody of the fourth respondent. Respondent Nos.5 to 7 are the parents and uncle of the fourth respondent who have helped him to keep her under personal custody. Pursuant to the notice issued, parties appeared before us. We interacted with the alleged detenue. She stated that she is doing B.Sc nursing course at Bangalore and she has to go back within two weeks. She also stated that she has gone with the fourth respondent on her own accord and that they have given notice under the Special Marriage Act and on the expiry of notice period of 30 days, their marriage will be solemnised. She also stated that she wants to go along with the fourth respondnent. Since she is a major and she is not under illegal custody, the writ petition is closed. P.R.RAMAN, Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge ms