A.Senthilkumar v. The Superintendent Of Police,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 03.11.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN A.Senthilkumar .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.
2.The Inspector of Police, Bhuvanagiri Police Station, Bhuvanagiri, Cuddalore District.
3.Kannan .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus directing the first and second respondents to produce the petitioner's wife P.S.Saranya, daughter of Sembaiyan, aged 36 years and minor daughter Devadharshini, aged 9 years, before this Court and set them at liberty and hand over the custody to the petitioner forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Chandrasekaran For RR 1 and 2 : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor
ORDER
(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the first and second respondents to produce his wife P.S.Saranya, aged about 36 years and minor daughter Devadharshini, aged about 9 years, before this Court and hand over the custody to the petitioner forthwith.
2.
It is the case of the petitioner his wife Saranya, aged about 36 years, went missing along with his daughter Devadharshini, aged about 9 years from 19.09.2022 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 one Uthandi (brother-in-law of the petitioner and brother of Saranya), a case in Bhuvanagiri Police Station Crime No.492 of 2022 has been registered on 21.09.2022 for "woman and girl-missing" and investigation is in progress.
4.
In such view of the matter, we direct the Additional Superintendent of Police, Chidambaram Range, Cuddalore, to supervise the investigation in Crime No.492 of 2022 that is being conducted by the Inspector of Police, Bhuvanagiri Police Station, Cuddalore and keep the petitioner informed of the developments, if any. As and when Saranya, aged about 36 years and Devadharshini, aged about 9 years, are secured, they shall be produced before the Judicial Magistrate Court No.II, Parangipettai, Cuddalore District, under intimation to the petitioner and Uthandi. On such production, the learned Magistrate may pass appropriate orders with regard to custody in accordance with law.
With the above observations and directions, this habeas corpus petition stands closed.
(P.N.P., J.) (TKRJ) 03.11.2022 nsd
P.N.PRAKASH, J.
and RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.
nsd To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Parangipettai, Cuddalore.
2.The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.
3.The Additional Superintendent of Police, Chidambaram Range, Cuddalore.
4.The Inspector of Police, Bhuvanagiri Police Station, Bhuvanagiri, Cuddalore District.
5.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai - 600 104.
03.11.2022