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Madras High CourtHCP/432/2020closed

Banumathi v. Inspector Of Police

2021-01-22Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice V.Sivagnanam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.01.2021 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No. 432 of 2020 Banumathi .. Petitioner/Mother of Detenue Vs.

The Inspector of Police, Ambattur Police Station, Chennai.

(Crime No.173 of 2020) .. Respondent/Detenue Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondent herein to produce the body and person of Ganeshkumar, son of Chidambaram, aged about 40 years, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner ..

Mr.K.Balu For Respondent ..

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] Seeking a direction to the respondent herein to produce the body and person of Ganeshkumar, son of Chidambaram, aged about 40 years, before this Court and to set him at liberty, the present habeas corpus petition has been filed.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that her son Ganeshkumar got married to Nithya Devi in the year 2009 and that he went missing from 07.02.2020 and that the police have not taken effective steps to secure him.

3.

On instructions, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that on the complaint given by Nithya Devi, wife of the detenu, a case in Ambattur P.S. Crime No. 173 of 2020 for 'man missing' has been registered on 07.02.2020 and the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

investigation is in progress.

4. Recording the same, the habeas corpus petition stands closed with a direction to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ambattur to monitor the investigation in Crime No.173 of 2020 and keep the petitioner and Nithya Devi informed of the developments, if any. As and when the detenu is secured, he may be produced before Judicial Magistrate, Ambattur under intimation to the petitioner and Nithya Devi. -s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar ssm To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Ambattur.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ambattur.

3.The Inspector of Police, Ambattur Police Station, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 cc to Mr.K.Balu Advocate sr4067 H.C.P. No.432 of 2020 aa11/02/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/