JUDGMENT

Jayachandran, J.

The petitioner, who claims to have an affair with the alleged detenue for the past 7 years, seeks issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus to produce the detenue before this Court, as also to set her at liberty, on the allegation that she has been illegally detained by her father/2nd respondent.

2. According to the petitioner, the detenue was giving tuition to students at Doha, Qatar, for the past four years and she is under the illegal custody of the 2nd respondent on and from the date of her return from Doha, that is, 23.12.2021.

3. As per Order dated 10.01.2022, a Division Bench of this Court directed the 1st respondent, SHO, to obtain the statement of the alleged detenue through a woman Police Officer, without the presence of 2nd respondent or any other family members. Such statement was recorded and produced before us, wherein the alleged detenue would state that she is not having any relationship with the petitioner for the past two years, that the petitioner is causing nuisance to the detenue by contacting her frequently over phone and that she is not under any illegal custody.

4. In the light of the above statement, we find no illegal detention, whatsoever, of the alleged detenue in the hands of the 2nd respondent/father.

We therefore, dismiss this writ petition as devoid of merits.

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K.VINOD CHANDRAN JUDGE Sd/-

C.JAYACHANDRAN JUDGE

NR/21/01/2022

APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE S.H.O.RANNI DATED

05/01/2022.

Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT OF PETITION BY RANNI POLICE 06/01/2022.