P. Meena v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 13.07.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.GOKULDAS H.C.P(MD)No.529 of 2016 P.Meena ..Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thanjavur District.

3.The District Child Protection Officer, Department of Social Defence, Government Children Home Campus, Thanjavur 613 007.

4.The Officer in-charge, Child Line 1098, R.M.S.Colony, Thanjavur District.

5.The Child Welfare Committee, Thanjavur, Rep by Chairperson, Thanjavur.

..Respondents [R-5 impleaded suo motu, vide order dated 02.06.2016] PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce the body and person of petitioner's daughter Ammu D/o.Dinesh, female, aged about 8 months, who has been illegally detained by the third respondent herein and hand over her custody to the petitioner.

For petitioner : Mr.K.M.Karunakaran For respondents 1to3 : Mr.C.Mayil Vahana Rajendran Additional Public Prosecutor For Respondents 4 & 5 : Appeared in person

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.K.SASIDHARAN, J.] The respondents produced the DNA test report. The report indicates that the child was born to the petitioner. In view of the DNA report, there is no difficulty in handing over the child to the petitioner.

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2. We direct the Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Thanjavur, to hand over the child to the petitioner, on the strength of the DNA test report, positively, by 15.07.2016. It is open to the Child Welfare Committee to monitor the child, in view of the background facts.

3. The Habeas Corpus Petition is closed with the above observation.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To:

1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District. 2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thanjavur District.

3.The District Child Protection Officer, Department of Social Defence, Government Children Home Campus, Thanjavur 613 007.

4.The Officer in-charge, Child Line 1098, R.M.S.Colony, Thanjavur District.

5.The Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Thanjavur, Thanjavur.

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

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