Keerthi, 21 Years, v. The State Rep By Its,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 06.06.2018

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL and THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.1021 of 2018 Keerthik .. Petitioner Vs 1.State represented by Inspector of Police Tiruppur South Police Station, Tiruppur District.

2.P.Velusamy 3.Samiyathal .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, directing the first respondent herein to produce the body of the detenue of the petitioner's wife by name Anandhi aged about 22 years from the illegal custody of the 2nd and 3rd respondents before this Court and set her at liberty at once.

For Petitioner : Mrs.D.Uma Devi For Respondent 1 : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor For Respondents 2 & 3: Mr.K.Ashok Kumar

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.VENUGOPAL, J.] Heard the Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, the Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the 1st Respondent and the Learned Counsel for the Respondents 2 and 3.

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2.The 1st Respondent/Inspector of Police, Tiruppur South Police Station, Tiruppur District has produced the Detenue Anandhi, aged about 22 years from the custody of the parents viz., Respondents 2 and 3.

3.This Court has interacted with the Detenue Anandhi, who informed that her date of birth is 26.04.1996 and that she has one semester to complete the M.A. (History) Post Graduate Course and the Petitioner is known to her through his Aunt's daughter, who had finished her M.A. Course.

4.Earlier, the Detenue Anandhi was residing along with her parents at Ooty and for the last two years, she is residing at Coimbatore. Further, she has expressed her desire to go along with her parents viz., 2nd and 3rd Respondents. 5.In view of the fact that the Detenue Anandhi, aged about 22 years, is an adult/major who is entitled to take her own further course of action as she deems fit and proper and furthermore, when she has expressed her desire before this Court to go along with her parents viz., Respondents 2 and 3, this Court permits her to go along with her parents viz., Respondents 2 and 3.

6.In view of the foregoings, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as nothing survives for further adjudication. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sgl To 1.The Inspector of Police Tiruppur South Police Station, Tiruppur District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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