provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act on 24.02.2006. According to the petitioner, the marriage was solemnised in accordance with the Hindu customary religious rites of the Arya Samajees at Arya Samaj Mandir (Vedic Church), Rammohan Road, Calicut on 24.02.2006. According to the petitioner, the spouses were living together for some period of time. Later, the 7th respondent pretended to accept the marriage and wanted the alleged detenue to be permitted to complete her educational course. Accordingly the alleged detenue was permitted to go with the 7th respondent. According to the petitioner, subsequently there have been contacts between the petitioner and the alleged detenue. The alleged detenue is now being illegally detained and confined by the 7th respondent, her father at the Sultanate of Oman. This detention/confinement is against the wishes and desire of the alleged detenue Anu. The alleged detenue, his wife, wants to join the petitioner. But her father, the 7th respondent, is not permitting her to join the petitioner. It is in this state of helplessness that the petitioner came to this Court with this petition on 28.09.2010.
