Sahayaraj v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA HABEAS CORPUS PETITION(MD)No.805 of 2025 Sahayaraj ... Petitioner vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, rep by The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

2. Inspector of Police, Kalaiyarkoil Police Station, Sivagangai District.

Crime No.3721/2025 ... 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 person or body of the detenu, petitioner's son namely Jeba Jesvin S/o. Sahayaraj aged about 17 years and hand over the custody of the detenu.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Veeranasamy For Respondents: Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public Prosecutor Page No.1 of 4

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.] This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed to direct the respondents to produce the person or body of the detenu, namely, Jeba Jesvin S/o. Sahayaraj aged about 17 years and hand over his custody to the petitioner.

2.

The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's son Jeba Jesvin who is studying 12th Standard in Don Bosco School, Kalaiyarkovil, went missing from 30.06.2025 and finding that the efforts to trace the detenu went in vain, the petitioner lodged a complaint to the 2nd respondent/Police and based on the same, the police registered a case in Crime No.372 of 2025 for 'boy missing'. Finding that the respondents had not taken effective steps to trace out the detenu, the petitioner has filed this petition. 3.

Today, the detenu is produced before this Court. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detenu was traced at Velankanni.

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4.

We enquired the missing boy. He submitted that due to pressure in his education, he had left the home without informing his parents and later he had contacted his parents and had come back. He expressed his willingness to go along with his father/petitioner and accordingly, the custody of the detenu was handed over to the petitioner.

5.

The Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of accordingly. [A.D.J.C., J.] [R.P., J.] 04.08.2025 Index : Yes / No bala To:

1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

2. Inspector of Police, Kalaiyarkoil Police Station, Sivagangai District.

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

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

AND R.POORNIMA, J.

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