APHC010111822025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3525] TUESDAY ,THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 5609/2025 Between: Vutchula Nataraj Kumar, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MANNAM RAJA SEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S V BHARATHA LAKSHMI 2. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: The Court made the following JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) The petitioner has approached this Court with a complaint that his wife Ms. K. Naga Lavanya is being illegally detained by her parents, who are arrayed as respondents No.4 and 5 herein. The petitioner seeks a Writ of Habeas Corpus for release of his wife from the custody of respondents No.4 and 5. 2. The alleged detenu has been produced before us by the respondent No.3. 3. We have interacted with her in our Chambers. Upon being asked, the alleged detenu, Ms.K. Naga Lavanya, states that she wishes to go with the petitioner and wants to lead a married life with the petitioner. 4. We have also interacted with the respondents No.4 and 5. They have stated that they are unhappy with the said situation but would not come in the way, if the alleged detenu wishes to live with the petitioner. They have also stated that they would have nothing further to do with the alleged detenu, if she so chooses to go away with the petitioner. 5. Though both the petitioner and the alleged detenu claim that they are married, it appears that the marriage ceremony, which they have gone through, was a Christian Marriage ceremony, even though the alleged detenu remains a Hindu. 6. In view of the doubtful legality of such marriage, the petitioner and the alleged detenu state that they would get married under the Special Marriage Act. So that, there is no doubt about the legality of their marriage. 7. In view of clear cut statement of the alleged detenu that she wishes to live with the petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition. 8. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.3 to safely escort the alleged detenu to the house of the petitioner. No costs. 9. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J _______________________ DR. K. MANMADHA RAO, J Date 01.04.2025 Gvl THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION No:5609 of 2025 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) 01.04.2025 Gvl