Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/498/2020closed

R.Senthilkumar v. The Superintendent Of Police

2020-09-15Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mrs Justice T. Krishnavalli (Retd.)2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.498 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.09.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI H.C.P.(MD) No.498 of 2020 R.Senthilkumar ... Petitioner -vs1.The Superintendent of Police Sivagangai District, Sivagangai 2.The Inspector of Police Singampuneri Police Station Sivagangai District 3.Sivakumar ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the second respondent to produce the persons or bodies of the detenu namely Kanmani, wife of Senthilkumar, aged about 30 years and minor Divyadharshini, aged 9 years, daughter of Senthilkumar, before this Court and set them at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Pon Karthikeyan For Respondents :

Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 & R2

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] The petitioner has filed this habeas corpus petition seeking direction to the second respondent to produce the persons or bodies of his wife, namely Kanmani, aged about 30 years and minor daughter, namely, Divyadharshini, aged 9 years, before this Court and set them at liberty.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that the detenues are his wife and minor daughter and they were found missing from 10.07.2020. It is alleged that the third respondent has kidnapped the detenues and they are in his illegal custody.

3. Today (i.e.15.09.2020), the detenues appeared before this Court through Video Conferencing. On enquiry, the detenu https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.498 of 2020 Kanmani informed that due to misunderstanding with the petitioner, she is living in Batlagundu along with her minor daughter Divyadharshini and the third respondent has only arranged for a house in Batlagundu. The detenu further informed that for some more time, she wants to live away from the petitioner.

4. In the light of the above statement of the detenu, no further orders are necessary in the habeas corpus petition and the same is, therefore, closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RECORDS) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) krk Note :

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To:

1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

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

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

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