R.Selvam v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.04.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.809/2015 R.Selvam ..

Petitioner vs.

1.The Inspector of Police St. Thomas Mount Police Station Chennai 600 016.

2.Manikandan 3.Shanmugam 4.Indira ..

Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus petition directing the respondents to produce the body of the detenue Minor S.Pushpa, before this Court and set her at liberty forth with. For Petitioner .. Mr.K.V.Shanmuganathan For R1 .. Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, APP For R2 ..

Mr.R.Sadagopan For Detenue ..

Mr.K.Ramesh

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) This petition has been filed by the petitioner/father of the detenue Pushpa, aged about 17 years, to secure his daughter, who is said to be in the illegal custody of the respondents 2 to 4 and to set her at liberty.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner ; learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the 1st respondent ; the learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent and the learned counsel appearing for the detenue Pushpa.

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3.It is alleged that the minor detenue Pushpa has eloped with a boy by name Manikandan, the 2nd respondent herein. In the previous hearing, the detenue Pushpa was produced before this Court by Mr.K.Ramesh, learned counsel appearing for the detenue and she being a minor girl and as she expressed her unwillingness to go along with her parents, she was sent to the Government Home for Girls, Chennai10. 4.Today the detenue Pushpa is produced before this Court by the respondent police from the Government Home. The parents of the detenue are also present before us. The report of the Superintendent of the Government Home for Girls, Chennai-10, has also been furnished by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

5.On enquiry, the detenue Pushpa has expressed her willingness to go along with her parents, who are present before this Court today. The parents have also accepted to take their daughter back home.

6.Recording the statement made by the detenue herein, she is permitted to go along with her parents and the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

AP -s/d- Assistant Registrar(J) Dt:7/4/2015 True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To

1. The Inspector of Police St. Thomas Mount Police Station Chennai 600 016.

2. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

Copy To:- The Superintendent, Government Home for Girls Chennai-10.

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