IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SOPHY THOMAS
FRIDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF MAY 2022 / 16TH VAISAKHA, 1944
WP(CRL.) NO. 385 OF 2022
PETITIONERS:
1 CHANDRAKANTH, AGED 54 YEARS
S/O. NARASIMHA VADHYAR,
VELIYIL, THURAVOOR P.O.,
CHERTHALA,
ALAPPUZHA., PIN - 688532
2 HARI GOVIND C BHAT, AGED 22 YEARS
S/O. CHANDRAKANTH,
VELIYIL, THURAVOOR P.O.,
CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA., PIN - 688532
3 LAKSHMI NARAYANAN C BHAT
AGED 20 YEARS
S/O. CHANDRAKANTH,
VELIYIL, THURAVOOR P.O.,
CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688532
BY ADVS.
BIJU VIGNESWAR
B.PRAMOD
ASWATHI SURESH
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF,
CIVIL STATION WARD, ALAPPUZHA., PIN - 688012
2 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER
KUTHIYATHODU POLICE STATION,
KUTHIYATHODU P.O.,
CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA., PIN - 688534
THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
06.05.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Devan Ramachandran,J.
The petitioners, who are stated to be the husband and children of Smt.Sindhu, allege that she has been missing from 21.04.2022 and is in the illegal detention of some person/entity.
2. When we heard Sri.B.Pramod - learned counsel for the petitioners on the afore lines, we asked the learned Senior Government Pleader to obtain instructions from the respondents, who then informed us that the alleged detenue was residing, on her own free will, at the YWCA Hostel, Chittor Road, Kochi. We, therefore, requested the learned Senior Government Pleader to secure the presence of the alleged detenue and Smt.Sindhu was before us at about 3 P.M. today, in the post lunch session.
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3. We interacted with Smt.Sindhu, as also with the petitioners in great detail.
4. Smt.Sindhu told us, in no uncertain terms, that she is not under detention and that she is residing in the YWCA Hostel, Kochi with full volition. She added that she intents to leave for a foreign country for employment and that she is doing it without any coercion from any other person.
5. It is, therefore, apodictic, particularly because Smt.Sindhu is more than 43 years in age, that no further orders can be and need to be issued in this writ petition.
This writ petition is thus closed.
Sd/-
DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN JUDGE Sd/-
SOPHY THOMAS
SAS JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF WP(CRL.) 385/2022 PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WEDDING CEREMONY BETWEEN THE 1ST PETITIONER AND THE DETENUE.
Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CEREMONY OF "UPANAYANAM" OF THE YOUNGEST SON, THE 2ND PETITIONER HEREIN.
Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 23.04.2022 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 23.04.2022 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD RECEIVED BACK BY THE PETITIONER FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD RECEIVED BACK BY THE PETITIONER FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT.