HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD W.P. Nos.25196 of 2007 Date: 24-12-2007 Between: M. Balraju .. Petitioner And The Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar and two others .. Respondents ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) The petitioner, Balaraju, filed this writ petition seeking a writ of Habeas Corpus stating that he fell in love with one P. Jyothi, daughter of the 3rd respondent, and married her on 23-11- 2007 at Saibaba temple, Nagaram village, East Gandhinagar, Keesara Mandal, Rangareddy District as per Hindu rites and customs and she is a major and her date of birth is 02-08-1986. He further stated that the 3rd respondent being the father of P. Jyothi on coming to know about the marriage, came along with his associates and forcibly took away his wife and since then she has been illegally detained by the 3rd respondent. Today, police have produced the 3rd respondent who filed a counter denying the said allegations and produced his daughter in the Court. On enquiry, P. Jyothi denied the factum of marriage by her with the petitioner and her illegal detention by her father. She further stated that she is prosecuting her studies and now she is studying 3rd year B.Com. In view of the above statement made by the alleged detenu, the contention of the petitioner that the said Jyothi has been illegally detained cannot be accepted. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to establish his marriage with the said Jyothi before competent civil Court and can avail the remedies available to him in law. __________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J _________________________ G. BHAVANI PRASAD, J 24th December, 2007 Svv