Saraswathi v. The Superintendent Of Police

H.C.P.(MD) No.807 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.10.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI H.C.P.(MD) No.807 of 2020 Saraswathi ... Petitioner/Mother of the detenue -vs1.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul, Dindigul District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Ambathurai Police Station, Dindigul District.

3.Pandi ... 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 to produce the person or body of the Petitioner's daughter, the detenue namely Vijayalakshmi, daughter of Pandi, aged about 18 years, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Poornachandran For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu 1 and 2 Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the person or body of the Petitioner's daughter, the detenue namely Vijayalakshmi, daughter of Pandi, aged about 18 years, before this Court and set her at liberty.

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H.C.P.(MD) No.807 of 2020 2.It is the case of the Petitioner that the detenue is missing from 11.09.2020 and despite a complaint to the respondents 1 and 2-Police, no action was taken. It is also alleged that the third respondent, who is the husband of the Petitioner has kept her in illegal detention.

3.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the detenue Vijayalakshmi appeared through video-conferencing and stated that due to difference of opinion, both the Petitioner and the third respondent are living apart and she was in the State of Andhra Pradesh and she has attained majority.It is further stated that she is now willing to go with the Petitioner. 4.In the light of the above statement of the detenue, no further adjudication is required in this Habeas Corpus Petition and accordingly, the same stands closed.

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In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned. To:

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

2.The Inspector of Police, Ambathurai Police Station, Dindigul District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.807 of 2020 07.10.2020 SVM(CO) TR(16.10.2020) 2P 4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2