J. Kaliappan v. The Superintendent Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATE : 08.01.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH H.C.P. NO. 2197 OF 2015 J. Kaliappan .. Petitioner - Vs - The Superintendent of Police Dharmapuri (B1) Town Police Station Dharmapuri.
.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondent to secure the detenue Meenakshi, produce her before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Venkatesh Kumar For Respondents : Mr. A.N.Thambidurai, Additional Public Prosecutor R-1 Mr.K.Devaraj for Detenue
ORDER
(DELIVERED BY P.N.PRAKASH, J.) This petition is filed for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondent to secure the detenue Meenakshi, produce her before this Court and set her at liberty.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the respondent.
3. It is the case of the petitioner that his daughter, Meenakshi, went missing in connection 252/2015 has been registered on by the respondent police on 13.4.15 for 'Girl Missing'. Inspite of registration of the complaint, since no effective steps have been taken by the respondent police, the present petition has been filed.
3. Today, when the matter is called, Mr.Devaraj, learned counsel, produced the detenue before this Court. On questioning by the Court, the detenue stated that she was born on 26.10.1987 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
and that she has attained majority and to substantiate the same, the birth certificate has been produced. The detenue further stated that she got married to Mohan Babu, on 29.10.2015 at Intercaste Marriage & Women Education Awareness Society, No.17, Mariamman Koil Street, Gundu Uppalavadi, Cuddalore Taluk & District and the marriage has been registered with the Registrar of Marriages at Cuddalore as Sl. No.1892/2015. An affidavit to the above effect has also been filed by the detenue.
4. The detenue further informed the Court that she is willing to go with her husband, Mohan Babu and that she is not willing to go with her father, the petitioner herein.
5. As the detenue is a major and has got married to the said Mohan Babu and states her willingness to go along with her husband, this Court sets her at liberty to enable her to chalk out her own life. With the above observation, this habeas corpus petition is closed.
-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar GLN To
1. The Superintendent of Police Dharmapuri (B1) Town Police Station Dharmapuri.
2. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.
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