S.Devi v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL S.Devi .. Petitioner Vs.

1.

The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai Vepery Chennai - 600 007 2.

The Inspector of Police Neelankarai Police Station Chennai (Crime No.283 of 2023) ..Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus by directing the respondents to produce the petitioner's Minor daughter xxxx aged 14 years, daughter of Sivashankar before this Court and hand over to the petitioner. Page Nos.1/4

For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Sivakumar Sivaji For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Addl. Public Prosecutor for R1 & R2

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.,] When the matter was called, Mr.A.Sivakumar Sivaji, learned counsel on record for petitioner and Mr.E.Raj Thilak, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for both the respondents were before us.

2. Both sides submitted in one voice in union that petitioner's daughter [hereinafter 'absentee' for the sake of convenience] has since been located, produced before the Judicial Magistrate on 05.08.2023 and absentee is now safely with the petitioner. A letter dated 05.08.2023 bearing reference D.No.448/2023 from the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate to the Government Observation Home together with a report of the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate vide Cr.No.283 of 2023 dated 05.08.2023 and statement of the absentee have been placed before us.

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3. Recording the aforesaid stated position of both sides, captioned Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of as closed. (M.S.,J.) (R.S.V.,J.) 07.08.2023 gpa To 1.

The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai Vepery Chennai - 600 007 2.

The Inspector of Police Neelankarai Police Station Chennai 3.

The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

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M.SUNDAR, J., and R.SAKTHIVEL, J., gpa 07.08.2023 Page Nos.4/4