Manikandan v. The Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.05.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN Manikandan .. Petitioner vs 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvarur District, Thiruvarur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Koothanallur Police Station, Tiruvarur District.

3.Gopalakrishnan ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the petitioner's sister namely Anitha, aged about 26 years with the illegal custody of the 3rd respondent and set her at liberty before this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Lakshmipathy For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2 1/4

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J.) Seeking a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to produce the petitioner's sister namely Anitha, aged about 26 years, who is allegedly under the illegal custody of the 3rd respondent and to set her at liberty, the present habeas corpus petition has been filed.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondents 1 and 2.

3. The alleged detenue and the third respondent are present before this Court.

4.

On enquiry, the detenue informs the Court that she knows the third respondent for the last three years and out of her own volition, she has married the third respondent on 29.04.2024 at Arulmigu Devanatha Swamy Thirukoil, Thiruvanthipuram, Cuddalore District and the marriage was registered on 02.05.2024 before the Joint Sub Registrar Office-II, Cuddalore. The detenue further submitted that she is willing to go with the third respondent. 2/4

5. We had interacted with the third respondent. The third respondent submits that he is working as Assistant Manager at Godrej Company, White Field, Bangalore, and both the detenue and the third respondent are presently residing at Bangalore.

6. The detenu being a major and expressed her willingness to go along with the third respondent, we do not find any illegal detention involved in this case and the habeas corpus petition stands closed.

[J.S.N.P.,J] [V.L.N.,J] 29.05.2024 Index:Yes/No mmi/ssm To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvarur District, Thiruvarur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Koothanallur Police Station, Tiruvarur District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD., J and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN., J mmi/ ssm 29.05.2024 4/4