Chithra v. The Superintendent Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :09.08.2021
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. BHARATHIDASAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU H.C.P.(MD) No.1120 of 2021 Chithra ... Petitioner/Mother of the detenue -vs1.State represented by the Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapurm.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Mudukulathur Police Station, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram District.
4.T.Maheswaran ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to produce the person or body of the detenu by name Sivaranjani, daughter of the petitioner (Chithra), aged about 22 years old, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Velmurugan For R1 to R3 : Mr.S.Ravi Standing counsel for the State
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by V. BHARATHIDASAN, J.) Alleging that the petitioner's daughter by name Sivaranjani, aged about 22 years, is found missing from 05.07.2021 and suspecting that the fourth respondent herein has abducted the detenu, the petitioner has made a complaint before the third respondent police. But, so far no action has been taken to secure the detenu. Hence, the present Habeas Corpus Petition.
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2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, Mr.S.Ravi, learned Standing counsel appearing for the State on instructions would submit that the detenu had eloped with the fourth respondent and they got married and now she is living with the fourth respondent. The detenu appeared before this Court today and on enquiry, she would state that on her own volition, she left the parental home and married the fourth respondent and living with him and she also wants to go with her husband.
3. Considering the fact that the detenu being the major and she married the fourth respondent, we find that the detenu is not illegally detained by the fourth respondent as alleged by the petitioner. Hence, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-I) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) akv Note:
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To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapurm.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Mudukulathur Police Station, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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+1 CC to M/s.R.VELMURUGAN, Advocate ( SR-25963[F] dated 11/08/2021 ) H.C.P.(MD) No.1120 of 2021 09.08.2021 SSS(CO) KB(17.08.2021) 3P 6C 3/3