Dharmaraj v. The Commissioner Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.02.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.122 of 2021 Dharmaraj ... Petitioner -vs1.The Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police, K.Puthur, Madurai, Madurai City.

2.The Inspector of Police, D2, Sellur Police Station, Sellur, Madurai - 625 501, ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus to direct the respondents to produce the body and person of the detenu by name, Suganthi, daughter of Dharmaraj, aged 22 years before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

M/s.V.Indira Gandhi For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to produce the petitioner's daughter, the detenue herein, namely, Suganthi, aged about 22 years before this Court and set her at liberty.

2.The petitioner would state that his daughter, the detenue has completed B.Lit Tamil Literature at Sentamil College, Madurai and she was found missing from 01.01.2021. Hence, he lodged a complaint 1/3

with the second respondent on 04.01.2021 and the same was registered in Crime No.9 of 2021 under 'women missing'. Since no action was taken to secure and trace the detenue, he has filed this present habeas corpus petition.

3.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the detenue appeared before this Court along with one Saravanan through video conferencing from Cheyyar Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District and she would state that she married the said Saravanan on 02.01.2021 at Pachaiammal Kovil, Sethupet and she is not willing to go with her father, the petitioner herein.

4.In the light of the above statement, we find no merits in this habeas corpus petition and hence, the same is dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar () // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Skn Note :In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned.

To 1.The Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police, K.Puthur, Madurai, Madurai City.

2.The Inspector of Police, D2, Sellur Police Station, Sellur, Madurai - 625 501, 2/3

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, +1 CC to M/s.S.ABDUL RAHUMAN, Advocate ( SR-6793[F]dated 23/02/2021 ) H.C.P.(MD) No.122 of 2021 19.02.2021 VB (08.03.2021) 3P 5C 3/3