S.Pushpa v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.04.2021 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.No.648 of 2021 S.Pushpa .. Petitioner/Mother of the Missing Girl Vs.

State represented by:

1.The Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

2.The Inspector of Police, Mangadu Police Station, Kancheepuram District.

3.M.Ganesh ..Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus directing respondents 1 and 2 to produce the body and person of the petitioner's daughter by name, Kaviya, D/o. Sundaramoorthy, aged about 18 years, who is under illegal custody of the third respondent before this Court and set her at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Kannan For RR 1 and 2 : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the body and person of the petitioner's daughter by name, Kaviya, D/o. Sundaramoorthy, aged about 18 years, who is under illegal custody of the third respondent before this Court and set her at liberty. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.

It is the case of the petitioner that her daughter Kaviya, aged about 18 years, went missing from 15.04.2021 and that the police are not taking effective steps to secure her. 3.

On instructions, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that on a complaint given by the petitioner, a case in Mangadu Police Station Crime No.209 of 2021 for 'woman missing' was registered on 17.04.2021 and investigation is in progress.

Recording the same, this habeas corpus petition is closed with a direction to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, SRMC, Porur, to monitor the investigation in Mangadu Police Station Crime No.209 of 2021 and keep the petitioner informed of the developments, if any. As and when the detenue viz., Kaviya, aged about 18 years, is secured, she shall be produced before the Judicial Magistrate Court, Sriperumbudur, under intimation to the petitioner. On such production, the learned Magistrate shall pass appropriate orders with regard to the custody in accordance with law.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-CCC) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Sriperumbudur.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

3.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, SRMC, Porur, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police, Mangadu Police Station, Kancheepuram District.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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