Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/665/2026closed

Saravanan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2026-05-20Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy,Honourable Ms.Justice R. Poornima4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.05.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA Saravanan ... Petitioner -vs1.State of Tamil Nadu rep.by Inspector of Police Usilampatti Town Police Station Usilampatti, Madurai District (Crime No.0190/2026) 2.Ram Kumar ... 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 detenu, namely, Manimegalai, wife of Saravanan, aged about 32 years, bodily or in person before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.V.Navaneetha Krishnan For Respondents :

Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor for R1

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.] The petitioner has filed this habeas corpus petition seeking a direction to the respondent Police to secure his wife, namely, Manimegalai, aged about 32 years, produce her before this Court and set her at liberty.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that he is toiling with two tender children and the respondent Police is not taking steps to trace out his wife.

3. In reply thereof, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police would submit that upon receipt of a complaint from the petitioner, a "Woman Missing" case was registered. Earlier, the petitioner filed H.C.P.(MD) No.481 of 2026 and the same was dismissed as withdrawn as the detenue came back to the petitioner on 10.04.2026 and again she has gone away with the same person.

4. In view thereof, it can be seen that the wife of the petitioner is not under any illegal custody. Rather, on her own volition, the detenue is having extramarital affair and has gone away with the second respondent.

Therefore, this is not a fit case where the habeas corpus petition can be entertained.

5. Accordingly, granting liberty to the petitioner with reference to his matrimonial reliefs, this habeas corpus petition stands closed. [D.B.C., J.] [R.P., J.] 20.05.2026 NCC :

Yes / No krk To:

1.The Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Usilampatti, Madurai District.

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

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

AND R.POORNIMA, J.

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