Dharsan Raj v. The Commissioner Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.07.2022

CORAM

The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mrs. Justice R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.(MD)No.1253 of 2022 Dharsan Raj .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Law and Order, Tallakulam Madurai.

3.The Inspector of Police, Tallakulam, Madurai.

4.Kannan .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's mother by name O.Jeyaprabha W/o.Jeyakumar aged 36 years and the petitioner's sister by name Tharani D/o.Jeyakumar aged 7 years from illegal custody of 4th respondent and produce them before this Court and set them at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ananthapadmanaban for M/s.APN Law Associates For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthilkumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] It is the case of the petitioner that his mother Jeyaprabha and his sister Tharani (aged 7 years) went missing from 03.06.2022 and that they are in the illegal custody of the 4th respondent.

2. On instructions, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that on a complaint given by Jeyakumar (father of the petitioner), a case in Tallakulam Police Station Crime No.428/2022 was registered for 'woman and girl missing' and during the course of investigation, it came to light that Jeyaprabha has eloped with the 4th respondent and has taken her daughter also with her.

3. In view of the above, this petition is closed with a direction to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Tallakulam, Madurai to supervise the investigation that is being conducted by the Inspector of Police, Tallakulam

Police Station Crime No.428/2022 and keep the petitioner informed of the developments, if any. As and when Jeyaprabha and Tharani are secured, they may be produced before the Judicial Magistrate, No.II, Madurai under intimation to the petitioner and the learned Magistrate may pass appropriate orders with regard to custody.

(P.N.P.,J.) (R.H.,J.) 29.07.2022 Internet : Yes RR To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, No.II, Madurai.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai 3.The Assistant Commissioner o1f Police Tallakulam, Madurai.

4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Law and Order Tallakulam, Madurai.

5.The Inspector of Police, Tallakulam Police Station, Madurai District 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

P.N.PRAKASH,J.

and R.HEMALATHA, J.

RR H.C.P.(MD)No.1253 of 2022 29.07.2022