Umarani v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.04.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD) No.488 of 2026 Umarani .. Petitioner / Mother of the detenu Vs.

1.The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by the Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District.

2.State of Tamilnadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

3.Karthikeyan .. Respondents Prayer :Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 herein to produce the body or person of the petitioner's daughter namely Dhivya Dharini Sri, D/o.Sanjeevi Chandran, aged about 33 years, the detenue herein before this Court and set her at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.B.Sundhareshwar For Respondents : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH,J.) This petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the body or person of the petitioner's daughter, who is said to be under the illegal custody of the 3rd respondent and to set her at liberty.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2.

3. The case of the petitioner is that her daughter is a Doctor by profession and she was working at Chennai. All of a sudden, she went missing and her whereabouts were not known and the petitioner was not able to establish any communication with the daughter. Hence, an online complaint was given before the first respondent, which was forwarded to the

second respondent. Since no steps were taken, the present petition has been filed before this Court.

4. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that based on the online complaint, contact was established with the detenue, who is living in Chennai. She informed the second respondent that she had a misunderstanding with her mother and brother and therefore, she has left the home five years back. She further stated that she does not want to keep in touch with the petitioner. The written instructions from the second respondent were placed before this Court.

5. In the light of the above written instructions produced before this Court, it is seen that the detenue is not in the illegal custody of the 3rd respondent as is alleged by the petitioner. Hence, no further orders can be passed in this petition. Accordingly, this Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of.

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

2.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

N. ANAND VENKATESH,J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN,J.

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