IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 27TH MAGHA 1931 WP(Crl.).No. 70 of 2010(S) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MUKUNDAN.T.V, S/O.LATE VALAYUDHAN, THANDASSERY HOUSE, P.O.CHAZHOOR, THRISSUR-680 571. BY ADVS. MR.K.MANOJ CHANDRAN, MR.P.R.AJITHKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR DISTRICT, THRISSUR. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANTHIKKAD POLICE STATION, ANTHIKKAD, THRISSUR. 4. MR.PRAKASAN, S/O.VELUKUTTY, CHULLIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, P.O.PUTHOOR, THRISSUR. 5. SMT.THANKAMANI, W/O.VELUKUTTY, CHULLIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, P.O.PUTHOOR, THRISSUR. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.LAKSHMI NARAYAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan & P.S.Gopinathan, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P(Crl.)No.70 of 2010-S = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 16th day of February, 2010. Judgment Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. The petitioner has two children, one aged 22 years and the other aged 18 years. He says that his wife and the children are detained by his brother-in-law whom he alleges to have entered into the matrimonial home and forced the said persons to accompany him when the petitioner was away. After arguing the matter for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that the police had summoned the petitioner and told him that within a period of four days the matter could be amicably settled. This submission is recorded and this writ petition is dismissed WPCR70/10 -: 2 :- without prejudice to the petitioner's proposal to seek pre-litigation settlement by way of mediation or otherwise or even to seek appropriate relief from the competent family court since we do not find any sufficient ground to rule nisi in this jurisdiction. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. P.S.Gopinathan, Judge. Sha/0303