Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1879/2017dismissed

C.Santhi, v. The Superintendent Of Police,

2017-12-28Honourable Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan,Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.12.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE H.C.P(MD)No.1879 of 2017 C.Santhi .. Petitioner Vs.

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

2. The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Thirumangalam Police Station, Madurai District, Madurai.

.. Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents 1 & 2 to produce the body or person of petitioner's son by name Veerapathiran, S/o.Chandran (Male, aged 23 years) detenue in the present case, before this Hon'ble Court and consequently set the detenue at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.William Christopher For Respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by S.VAIDYANATHAN, J.] This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents to produce the body or person of petitioner's son by name Veerapathiran, S/o.Chandran (Male, aged 23 years) detenu in the present case, before this Hon'ble Court and consequently set the detenu at liberty.

2. Today, when the Habeas Corpus Petition was taken up for consideration, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents submitted that the detenu was arrested in connection https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

with a criminal case in Cr.No.333 of 2017 under Sections 457 & 380 IPC, on the file of Austinpatti Police Station, Madurai and produced before the concerned learned Judicial Magistrate and remanded to judicial custody.

3. In view of the above, since the detenu is not in illegal custody, nothing survives for adjudication in the Habeas Corpus Petition. Hence, the Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

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

2. The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Thirumangalam Police Station, Madurai District, Madurai.

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

SSL/GK VB/SV/MMS/SAR1/11/01/2018/2P/5C H.C.P(MD)No.1879 of 2017 28.12.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/