Mareeswari v. The Superintendent Of Police

H.C.P(MD)No.1151 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :16.08.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. BHARATHIDASAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU H.C.P.(MD) No.1151 of 2021 Mareeswari ... Petitioner -vs1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai, Madurai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Madurai City, Madurai.

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce the person or body of detenue namely Ukkarapandian, aged about 62, S/o.Kandan, before this Hon'ble Court, who is now illegally detained by the Second respondent police and release the detenue at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Jeganathan For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi Standing Counsel for the State

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by V. BHARATHIDASAN, J.) This petition has been filed by the wife of the detenu viz., Ukkarapandian, aged about 63 years, alleging that the petitioner's husband has been taken by the 2nd respondent Police on 11.08.2021 and thereafter, his whereabouts is not known and he has been kept under illegal custody by the 2nd respondent Police and set him at liberty.

2. Earlier, when the matter was taken up for hearing on 13.08.2021, this Court, while issuing notice, directed the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, to get instruction. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

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3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Mr.Ravi, the learned Standing Counsel, on instructions, would submit that the petitioner's husband has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody in connection with a case registered in Crime No.18 of 2021, for the offence under Sections 834, 420, 409 and 506(i) of IPC., on 13.08.2021.

4. Recording the above submissions, that the missing person already arrested and remanded to judicial custody, no further adjudication is required in this petition. Hence, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CRL) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) mpk/ebsi Note :

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To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai, Madurai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Madurai City, Madurai.

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

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