C.Chandru v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.07.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA C.Chandru ... Petitioner vs.

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai District,Pudukkottai.

2. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Kandharvakottai Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

3. Raja Durai

4. The Director/Manager, Derma Old Age Home, Avudaiyarpatti,Vallathirakkottai Post, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

... Respondents PRAYER : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to secure the detenu and produce the body or person of the detenu, viz., Praneetha W/o. Chandru/Petitioner aged about 22 years, before this Court and set her at liberty forthwith.

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For Petitioner : Mr.B.Anandan For R1 & R2 : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.) On 10.07.2025 it was mentioned by the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner that despite the directions by this Court the petitioner was not allowed to visit the missing person in the hospital, whereas the police have sent the missing person along with her parents. Finding that the order of this Court has not been complied with we directed Mr.Abdul Raghman, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pudukottai to be present before this Court along with the missing person on 15.07.2025 without fail.

2. Today the missing person was produced before this Court. We enquired her. She submitted that though on 01.07.2025 during enquiry through video call she had expressed her willingness to go along with the petitioner subsequently on account of her ill health being affected with chicken pox she had decided to go along with her parents and thereby on her request the police have permitted her to go along with her parents.

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3. She submitted that as on date she is neither willing to go along with her cousin nor with the petitioner and she preferred to stay along with her parents in her house. She also submitted that she is not under illegal detention of any body.

4. Finding that the alleged missing person is not under illegal detention of anybody and already the Habeus Corpus petition was disposed of, no further order is required to be passed in this petition.

Sd/- 15/07/2025 // True Copy // / /2025 Sub Assistant Registrar ( CS - I / II / III / IV ) aav To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Kandharvakottai Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

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

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+1 CC to M/s.B.ANANDAN, Advocate ( SR-43907[F] dated 17/07/2025 ) DATED : 15.07.2025 SB/13.08.2025 4P/5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4