Sivaram 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 Sivaram ... Petitioner -vs1.State of Tamilnadu rep.by The Superintendent of Police Dindigul District Dindigul 2.The Inspector of Police Batlagundu Police Station Dindigul District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's wife namely Saraswathi, w/o.Sivaram, aged about 28 years, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.C.Ezhilarasu 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 wife, namely, Saraswathi, aged about 28 years, before this Court and set her at liberty.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that his wife, namely, Saraswathi, aged about 28 years, went missing from 14.05.2025 and that police are not taking effective steps to secure her.

3.

On instructions, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submitted that based on the complaint of the petitioner, a case in Batlagundu Police Station Crime No.182 of 2025 was registered for "woman missing" on 14.05.2025 and the preliminary enquiry revealed that the detenue was having a relationship with one Dinesh and that all steps are being taken to ascertain their whereabouts.

4. In the aforesaid circumstances, we direct the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nilakkottai Division, Dindigul District, to supervise

the investigation in Crime No.182 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, Nilakottai, 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.

[N.A.V., J.] [L.V.G., J.] 28.05.2025 NCC :

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1.The Judicial Magistrate, Nilakottai, Dindigul District.

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

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nilakkottai Division, Dindigul District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Batlagundu Police Station, Dindigul 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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