S.Krishnan v. The Superintendent Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.02.2019
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD) No.1601 of 2018 S.Krishnan ... Petitioner -vs1.The Superintendent of Police Madurai District 2.The Inspector of Police Saptur Police Station Madurai District (In Cri.No.146 of 2018) ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the 2nd respondent to produce the petitioner's wife Deepa W/o.Krishnan, aged about 27 years along with the petitioner's minor son Madhan Kumar S/o.Krishnan aged about 3 years before this Court and set them at liberty forthwith.
For Petitioner :
Mr.M.Laxmi Mahendraa For Respondents :
Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] Today, Mr.G.Selvakumar, Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Circle, Madurai District, is present.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that his wife Deepa, aged about 27 years, went missing since 21.09.2018 along with his three years old child Madhan Kumar and hence, the present habeas corpus petition has been filed.
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3. The Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Circle, Madurai District,
has filed a status report, dated 19.01.2019, wherein it is stated that on the complaint given by the petitioner, a case in Saptur Police Station Crime No.146 of 2018 has been registered for woman and boy missing on 29.09.2018 and investigation is in progress.
4. In the status report, the steps that are being taken by the Police to trace the petitioner's wife Deepa and son Madhan Kumar have been detailed. It is also stated that Deepa had developed illegal intimacy with one Chellapandian, son of Selvaraj, residing at Melapatti, Peraiyur and eloped with him. It is also represented that Chellapandian was already married to one Nandhini and Nandhini has also given a complaint, based on which a case in Peraiyur Police Station Crime No.176 of 2018 for man missing has been registered and investigation is in progress.
5. Since the petitioner's wife Deepa and son Madhan Kumar are not in the illegal detention of anyone, the habeas corpus petition is closed with a direction to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Peraiyur Sub-Division, to monitor the investigation in Crime Nos.146 of 2018 and 176 of 2018 that are being conducted by the Inspectors of Police, Saptur Police Station and Peraiyur Police Station respectively and keep the petitioner informed of the developments, if any, from time to time.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD I) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To:
1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Peraiyur Sub Division, Madurai 3.The Inspector of Police, Saptur Police Station, Madurai District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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