Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1169/2021closed

A.Chandru v. The Superintendent Of Police

2021-09-27Honourable Mrs Justice J. Nisha Banu,Honourable Mr Justice V. Bharathidasan2 pages

H.C.P(MD)No.1169 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :27.09.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. BHARATHIDASAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU H.C.P.(MD).No.1169 of 2021 A.Chandru ... Petitioner/Father of the detenu -vs1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai 2.The Inspector of Police, Kadupatty Police Station, Madurai District, (Cr.No.213/2021) 3.K.Kasi ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to produce the petitioner's daughter namely Kaviya, aged about 17 years, or her body before this Court and handover her custody to the petitioner and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :

M/s.M.Jerin Mathew For R1 & R2 :

Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by V. BHARATHIDASAN, J.) Alleging that the petitioner's daughter by name Kaviya, aged about 17 years, was found missing from 23.07.2021, the petitioner has lodged a complaint before the second respondent police. Since no action has been taken by the second respondent police to secure the detenu, the present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the second respondent police produced the detenu before this Court and on enquiry, she would state that since her parents are compelling to continue her studies, she left her house and staying with her aunty and now she is willing to go with her father. The https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P(MD)No.1169 of 2021 petitioner/complainant also present before this Court and stated that he will take care of the detenu.

3. Considering the fact that the detenu has been secured and produced before this Court and handed over to her father, the petitioner herein, no further adjudication is required in this petition. Hence, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (W) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) akv Note :

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, Madurai District, Madurai 2.The Inspector of Police, Kadupatty Police Station, Madurai District.

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

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