Selvarani v. The State Of Tamilnadu

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 Selvarani ... Petitioner -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu The Superintendent of Police Virudhunagar District Virudhunagar 2.The Inspector of Police Sivakasi East Police Station Virudhunagar District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to secure and produce the body or person of the detenue, namely, M.Pandiyarajan, S/o. Murugan, aged 33 years and produce him before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Ananthkumar For Respondents :

Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

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 husband, namely, M.Pandiyarajan, aged about 33 years, before this Court and set him at liberty.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that her husband, namely, M.Pandiyarajan, aged about 33 years, went missing from 10.05.2025 and that police are not taking effective steps to secure him. 3.

On instructions, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submitted that based on the complaint of the petitioner, a case in Sivakasi East Police Station Crime No.351 of 2025 was registered for "man missing" on 21.05.2025 and the preliminary enquiry revealed that the detenu has taken away a sum of Rs.1,50,000/- from his father, who is running a Printing Press and absconded.

4. In the aforesaid circumstances, we direct the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sivakasi Division, Virudhunagar District, to supervise the investigation in Crime No.351 of 2025, pending on the file of the second respondent, and keep the petitioner informed of the developments, if any. As and when the detenu is secured, he 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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1.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

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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