R.Saravanan v. The Commissioner Of Police,

THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN R.Saravanan S/o.M.Radhakrishnan, No.4/5, Kumaran Street, Meenambakkam, Chennai-600 027.

Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

2.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, St.Thomas Mount Police District, Butt Road, St.Thomas Mount, Chennai-600 016.

3.The Inspector of Police, S-3, Meenambakkam Police Station, Meenambakkam, Chennai-600 027.

Respondent(s)

Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's father M.Radhakrishnan, S/o.Muthusamy, male, aged about 84 years, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.V.Ramana Reddy For RR1 and 2:

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecution assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John

ORDER

(made by P.VELMURUGAN, J.) This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the petitioner to secure his father M.Radhakrishnan, S/o.Muthusamy, aged about 84 years, before this Court and set him at liberty.

2.

It is the case of the petitioner that his father viz. Radhakrishnan, aged about 84 years, went missing from the house on 08.05.2025 around 10.30 a.m.; since the whereabouts of his father were not known, on the same day i.e. on 08.05.2025 around 7.30 p.m., he lodged a written complaint before the third respondent/police, pursuant to which, an FIR in Crime

No.20 of 2025 under "man missing" was registered; since, the police are not taking effective steps to secure his father, he has preferred the present petition.

3.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that pursuant to the complaint given by the petitioner, a case has been registered and the same is under investigation. 4.

It is not the case of the petitioner that his father has been illegally detained by any known or unknown person. In the complaint itself, it has been stated that a man aged about 84 years went missing from 08.05.2025.

5.

In such view of the matter, it cannot be stated that the petitioner's father is in illegal custody of anyone for the issuance of writ of habeas corpus.

Hence, this habeas corpus petition is closed. However, the respondents/police are directed to expedite the investigation and try to

secure the detenu forth with and keep the petitioner informed of the developments, if any.

(P.V., J.) (M.J.R., J.) 28.01.2026 nsd To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

2.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, St.Thomas Mount Police District, Butt Road, St.Thomas Mount, Chennai-600 016.

3.The Inspector of Police, S-3, Meenambakkam Police Station, Meenambakkam, Chennai-600 027.

4.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai - 600 104

P.VELMURUGAN, J.

and M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

nsd 28.01.2026