Jagarapu Naga Mani v. Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.03.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR and Crl.M.P.No.3750 of 2020 Jagarapu Naga Mani ... Petitioner Vs.

1.Inspector of Police, Anti Vice Squad-II, Chindadripet, Chennai.

(Crime No.25 of 2020)

2. The Chief Probation Superintendent, The Office of Chief Probation Office, CMDA Tower-II, 2nd Floor, Egmore, Chennai.

3. The Superintendent, Government Home for Women, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004 4.Molleti Devi D/o. Jagarapu Ramana ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, directing the second respondent to file a report pertaining to the detention of the detenue by name MOLLETI 1/6

DEVI, Daughter of JAGARAPU RAMANA in pursuance direct the learned IV Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai to dispose the C.M.P.No. Not known of 2020 in Crime No.25 of 2020 on the file of the first respondent as expeditiously.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sasikumar For R1 to R3 : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor * * * * *

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the mother of the detenue seeking for release of the detenue, who is now detained before the 3rd respondent Government Home for Women.

2.The first respondent registered an FIR in Crime No.25 of 2020 for the offences under Sections 3(2)(a), 4(1) and 5(1)(a) of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956. The petitioner is the mother of the fourth respondent, namely Molleti Devi was produced before the IV Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet, Chennai showing her as a victim and she was detained in the home on 12.03.2020. 2/6

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner filed a petition in Crl.M.P.No.Not Known of 2020 before the Court below seeking for the release of the petitioner's daughter and the same is kept pending on the ground that the P.O report is yet to be filed before the Court. Aggrieved by the same, the present petition has been filed before this Court.

4.The learned counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of this Court the earlier order passed by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.29421 of 2019, Crl.O.P.No.2525 of 2019, Crl.O.P.No.8202 of 2019 and Crl.O.P. No.8733 of 2019, wherein this Court has dealt with an issue of similar nature.

5.Taking into consideration the earlier order passed by this Court and also the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court is inclined to direct the 3rd respondent to immediately release the 4th respondent from the Government Home for Women, Mylapore. The petitioner before taking his daughter namely the 4th respondent from the home, shall 3/6

produce necessary evidence to show her relationship with the 4th respondent. The 4th respondent on being released from the home, shall stay at Chennai and report before the IV Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet, Chennai, once in a week on Monday at 10.30 a.m., till the P.O report is submitted before the Court.

6.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of, with the above direction. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

24.03.2020 Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No ah To 1.Inspector of Police, Anti Vice Squad-II, Chindadripet, Chennai. (Crime No.25 of 2020) 2.The Chief Probation Superintendent, The Office of Chief Probation Office, CMDA Tower-II, 2nd Floor, Egmore, Chennai.

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3.The Superintendent, Government Home for Women, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004 4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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