Sundaram v. The Commissioner Of Police

H.C.P.(MD) No.422 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :21.03.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.422 of 2022 Sundaram ... Petitioner/Father of the Detenue -vs1.The State represented through the Commissioner of Police, O/o.the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, O/o.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Thallakulam Sub-Division, Madurai City.

3.The Inspector of Police, O/o.The Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai City.

4.Karthick ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus, to direct the respondent Nos.1 to 3 to produce body or person of petitioner's daughter, namely, Guru Mohana Lakshmi, daughter of Sundaram, aged about 20 years before this Court and set her at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.S.M.A.Jinnah For R1 to R3 : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

R.SUBRAMANIAN,J AND N.SATHISH KUMAR,J The petitioner seeks production of the person of his daughter Guru Mohana Lakshmi, aged about 20 years. According to the petitioner, she has been abducted by the fourth respondent. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

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2. Mr.S.Ravi, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, upon instructions, would submit that the petitioner's daughter has married the fourth respondent at Pandikovil in Madurai on 12.03.2022 and they settled down at Ettayapuram.

3. In view of the above submission, we do not find any illegal detention involved in this case. Hence, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

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To:

1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Thallakulam Sub-Division, Madurai City.

3.The Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai City.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.422 of 2022 21.03.2022 PKP/28.03.2022/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2