Saroja v. The Superintendent Of Police

H.C.P.(MD) No.1423 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :11.02.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.1423 of 2021 Saroja ... Petitioner -vs1.State of Tamilnadu Rep. by The Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District.

2.State of Tamilnadu Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Uchipuli Police Station, Uchipuli, Ramanthapuram Taluk & District.

3.Muthusamy 4.Panju 5.Venkatesh 6.Chandrakala ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus, to direct the respondents 1 & 2 to produce the detenues or body of the detenues namely the petitioner's daughter-in-law I.e., Rani, W/o.Kannan, aged about 35 years and minor grand-daughter Nandhini, D/o.Kannan, aged about 9 years now detained by the respondents 3 to 6 at Karan, their, Muthupettai Post, Ramanathapuram District or in an undisclosed location before this Court and hand over them to the petitioner at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.H.Lakshmi Shankar For R1 & R2 : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.1423 of 2021

O R D E R

R.SUBRAMANIAN,J AND N.SATHISH KUMAR,J The petitioner, who is the mother-in-law, seeks production of the person of the detenues named Rani and Nandhini, who are in her daughter-in-law and grand-daughter.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 & 2 upon instructions would submit that the daugter-in-law of the petitioner eloped with the third respondent Muthusamy.

3. In view of the above, she being a major, we do not find any cause for illegal detention. Hence, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) am Note :

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To:

1.The Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Uchipuli Police Station, Uchipuli, Ramanthapuram Taluk & District.

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

+1 CC to M/s.H.LAKSHMI SHANKAR, Advocate ( SR-6075[F] dated 14/02/2022 ) ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.1423 of 2021 11.02.2022 SS/25.02.2022 : 2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2