Subbulakshmi v. The Superintendent Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.12.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Subbulakshmi .. Petitioner Vs.
1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Kamuthi Town Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.
4.The Executive Magistrate cum Thasildhar, Kadaladi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.
.. Respondents
PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to produce the person or body of the petitioner's son, detenu namely, Rajkumar, son of Late.Muniyasamy, aged about 27 years, before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Udayakumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.] This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the mother of the detenu to produce the body of her son Rajkumar, who went missing from 13.07.2022 onwards.
2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submitted that based on the complaint given by the petitioner, a "man missing" FIR has been registered in Crime No.312 of 2022 by the third
respondent Police and the investigation is pending. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor further submitted that all steps are being taken to find the whereabouts of the detenu.
3. Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, it will suffice if a direction is given to the third respondent police to follow the guidelines issued by this Court in K. Sukumari Vs. The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar, reported in 2018(2) - L.W. (Crl) - 636. This Court expects the respondent police to expedite the investigation and find the whereabouts of the detenu as early as possible.
4. This Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of accordingly. (M.S.R.,J.) (N.A.V.,J.) 01.12.2022 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes rm
To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Kamuthi Town Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.
4.The Executive Magistrate cum Thasildhar, Kadaladi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.
5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
M.S.RAMESH,J.
and N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.
rm 01.12.2022