Rajaselvi v. The Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 23.04.2019
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN and THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.2741 of 2018 Rajaselvi .. Petitioner Vs.
1.The Inspector of Police Kurinjipadi Police Station Kurinjipadi Cuddalore District.
2.Bharathi @ Bharathidasan .. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to direct the respondents to produce the body of the petitioner's daughter Miss.Sunmathi, aged 24 years, D/o.Senthil Murugan, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.K.G.Senthil Kumar For Respondents .. Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj Additional Public Prosecutor [R1] Mr.T.Arockiadass for detenue
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J) This Habeas Corpus Petition was disposed of, vide order dated 22.03.2019 and this Court, while disposing the petition, has directed the Superintendent of
Police, Cuddalore District to file a status report as to the progress shown during investigating the case in Crime No.245 of 2018, on the file of Kurinjipadi Police Station, Cuddalore District.
2. Accordingly, Mr.P.Saravanan, I.P.S., Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District has filed a status report dated 22.04.2019 and it is relevant to extract paragraph No.8 of the said report :
"8. In this regard, the concerned Inspector of Police/1st respondent, Kurinjipadi Police Station has enquired the detenue Shanmathi on 13.04.2019 and other witnesses namely Bharathi @ Bharathidasan/2nd respondent and Thenmozhi, the erstwhile wife of the second respondent. In the statement of detenue, she stated all the details about the elopement by both detenue and the second respondent and her living of cohabitation with him, which resulted in the birth of a female child for the detenue. She further stated that both of them were living together without any wedlock. The detenue also stated that she was not facing any threat or other pressure from any quarters including her parents. Hence, detenue is in the safer atmosphere and in the light of her own statement of well being, which does not require for any sort of police protection and hence no such protective measures have been taken in this matter as such. In the event of obtaining any adverse complaints or reports from anybody including the detenue, necessary action will be taken immediately by police."
3. In the light of the above, no further orders are necessary in this Habeas Corpus Petition.
[M.S.N, J.] [M.N.K., J.] 23.04.2019 ds Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No 1.The Inspector of Police Kurinjipadi Police Station Kurinjipadi Cuddalore District.
2.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras.
M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J., AND M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J., ds H.C.P.No.2741 of 2018 23.04.2019