Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/524/2021closed

Munichamy v. The Superintendent Of Police

2021-07-12Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.524 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.07.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD) No.524 of 2021 Munichamy ... Petitioner -vs1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Poovanthi Police Station, Sivagangai District.

3.Bala 4.Saravanan 5.Maheswaran 6.Siva ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to produce the person or body of the detenue by name, Ramya, D/o Munichamy, Female, aged 17 years before this Court and hand over the custody to the petitioner.

For Petitioner :Mr.D.S.Haroon Rasheed For Respondents :Mr.S.Ravi Standing Counsel for Tamil Nadu Government (for R1 and R2)

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed for a direction to the 1st and 2nd respondents to produce the detenue, the petitioner's daughter, by name, Ramya, aged about 17 years before this Court and handover her custody to the petitioner.

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H.C.P.(MD) No.524 of 2021 2.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the detenue was produced by the second respondent and the petitioner as well as the detenue appeared before this Court through video conferencing from the Public Prosecutor's Office. On enquiry, the detenue would state that on her own volition, she left her parental home and now she wants to go with her father, the petitioner herein, who has also accepted the same.

3.Recording the statement of the detenue, this habeas corpus petition is closed.

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To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Poovanthi Police Station, Sivagangai District.

3.The Standing Counsel for Tamil Nadu Government, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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