A. Priya v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.05.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI A.Priya ... Petitioner -vs1.The State represented by its The Superintendent of Police Virudhunagar District 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Sivakasi Division Virudhunagar District 3.The Inspector of Police Sivakasi East Police Station Virudhunagar District 4.C.Yogesh ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents herein to produce the body

or person of the detenue by name A.Abi, D/o.Anandhan, aged about 23 years and produce her before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.K.Dinesh For Respondents :

Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 to R3

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.] This petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to produce the petitioner's daughter, namely, A.Abi, aged about 23 years, before this Court and set her at liberty.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that her daughter, namely, A.Abi, aged about 23 years, went missing from 07.05.2025 and that police are not taking effective steps to secure her.

3.

On instructions, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 submitted that based on the complaint of the petitioner, a case in Sivakasi East Police Station Crime No.331 of 2025

was registered for "woman missing" on 08.05.2025 and the preliminary enquiry revealed that the detenue had a love affair with the fourth respondent and that they are presently residing at Coimbatore.

4. In the aforesaid circumstances, we direct the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sivakasi Division, Virudhunagar District, to supervise the investigation in Crime No.331 of 2025, pending on the file of the second respondent, and keep the petitioner informed of the developments, if any. As and when the detenue is secured, she shall be produced before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi, under intimation to the petitioner. On such production, the learned Judicial Magistrate shall pass appropriate orders.

5. With the above direction, this habeas corpus petition is disposed of.

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To:

1.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sivakasi Division, Virudhunagar District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

AND L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.

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