G.Eswari v. The Superintendent Of Police,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 28.02.2024 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN G. Eswari ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri District
2. The Inspector of Police, SIPCOT Police Station, Hosur, Krishnagiri District.
3. Selvam ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the petitioner's husband Ganesan, aged about 39 years, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.
For petitioner : Mr. K. Shivakumar For R1 & R2 : Mr.E. Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor Assisted by Mr.Aravind C.
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O R D E R
(Order of the Court was delivered by M.S.RAMESH, J.) When the petitioner's husband had gone missing from 07.09.2019 and as she could not look out his whereabouts, she had given a complaint before the D-1 Dharmapuri Police Stationon 26.09.2019, which was forwarded to the second respondent and registered in Crime No.404/2019 under the caption 'Man 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 husband.
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 Crime No.404/2019 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] 28.02.2024 bga Index : Yes / No To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri District
2. The Inspector of Police, SIPCOT Police Station, Hosur, Krishnagiri District.
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M.S.RAMESH , J.
and SUNDER MOHAN, J.
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