Jabararam Solanki v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 31.01.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Jabararam Solanki ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai District, EVK Sampath Road, Vepery Chennai 600 007.

2. State represented by Inspector of Police, C-1, Flower Bazaar Police Station Chennai.

3. Dinesh ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce the petitioner's daughter, Kavitha, aged about 22 years from the custody of the 3rd respondent namely Dinesh, S/o. Mitaram, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

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For petitioner : Mr.Ramesh Kumar G. Chopra For R1 & R2 : Mr.E. Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor Assisted by Mr.Aravind C.

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was delivered by M.S.RAMESH, J.) When the petitioner's daughter had gone missing from 13.12.2023, he had given a complaint to the 2nd respondent police on 13.12.2023, which was registered as F.I.R. No.228/2023 under the caption 'girl missing'. In this background, the present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed.

2. Today, when the matter was called, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the second respondent police is conducting the investigation to locate the petitioner's daughter.

3. Since the second respondent had registered the petitioner's complaint and are in the process of investigating, we deem it fit that the second respondent could be directed to expedite the investigation and file a final report.

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4. In view of this decision, the prayer sought for in the present Habeas Corpus Petition does not require consideration. Accordingly, there shall be a direction to the second respondent herein to expedite the investigation in F.I.R. No.228/2023 and file a final report as expeditiously as possible.

5. With the above direction, the Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

[M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 31.01.2024 bga Index : Yes / No To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai District, EVK Sampath Road, Vepery Chennai 600 007.

2. State represented by Inspector of Police, C-1, Flower Bazaar Police Station, Chennai.

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M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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