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Midhunlal C vs State Of Kerala

High Court Of Kerala · Decided on 31 December 2021 · Citation: (2021) 12 KL CK 0203

HON’BLE JUDGES
Anil K. Narendran, J · C. Jayachandran, J
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226
RESULT
Dismissed
CASE NUMBER
Writ Petition (CRL.) No. 536 Of 2021
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14 paragraphs · 268 words

Anil K.Narendran, J

1.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of habeas corpus commanding the respondents

to produce the body of the alleged detenue, who is the daughter of respondents 5 and 6 before this Court and set her at liberty. In the writ petition it is

alleged that, she is under the illegal detention of respondents 5 and 6 and their relatives.

2.

On 28.12.2021, when this writ petition came up for admission, the learned Government Pleader was directed to get instructions on Ext.P1 complaint

filed by the petitioner before the 2nd respondent District Police Chief, Malappuram.

3.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 4.

4.

Today, when this matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader has made available for the perusal of this Court, the report

of the 4th respondent Station House Officer, Malappuram along with the statement of the alleged detenue recorded by a woman police officer. The

statements of respondents 5 and 6, the parents of the alleged detenue, are also enclosed along with that report.

5.

As per the statement given by the alleged detenue, she is not under illegal detention of respondents 5 and 6 or anyone else. Her marriage has been

fixed with her full consent.

In view of the aforesaid statement made by the alleged detenue, we find that the petitioner is not entitled to the reliefs sought for in this writ petition

and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs.