S.Karthik Age 31 Years v. The Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.08.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN H.C.P.No.1719 of 2016 S.Karthik .. Petitioner vs.

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

2. The Inspector of Police, Sivakanchi Police Station, Kancheepuram.

3. Mr.Sathyaraj .. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to bring the body or person of the petitioner's wife K.Suganya aged 24 years before this Court and hand over her to the petitioner For Petitioner .. Mr.G.Arun Kumar For Respondents .. Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren,APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by V.BHARATHIDASAN, J.) The petitioner is the husband of one K.Suganya aged about 24 years. According to the petitioner, his wife Suganya has been found missing from 10.06.2016. Suspecting that the third respondent has abducted the detenue, he has filed a complaint before the second respondent police. Based on the complaint, a case has been registered in Cr.No.523 of 2016 on 23.06.2016. Despite the registration of the complaint, the second respondent has not taken any steps to trace the detenue. Hence, he has filed this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State and we have also perused the records carefully.

3. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the second respondent has registered a complaint and are conducting investigation. It is revealed from the investigation that the detenue has eloped with the third respondent and she has not been abducted or detained illegally.

4. We are satisfied that there is no illegal detention of the detenue and the detenue has only eloped with the third respondent.

5. Hence, the petition is dismissed, however with a direction to the second respondent to take steps to expedite the investigation and trace the detenue.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-VI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar kua To

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

2. The Inspector of Police, Sivakanchi Police Station, Kancheepuram.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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