Muthulakshmi v. The Superintendent Of Police

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18436 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.12.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.(MD)No. 18436 of 2019 Muthulakshmi ... Petitioner/mother of the detenue Vs

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

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

3. Balamurugan

4. Iyyappan

5. Petchimuthu @ Durai ... Respondents Prayer:Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to issue a direction to the respondents herein to produce the body or person of the detenue, Annammal @ Rekha D/o. Munieeswaran, aged about 20 years who has been missing from 29.11.2019 before this Court and set her at liberty.

For Petitioner: Mr.S. Muthumalairaja For R-1 & R-2 : Mrs.S. Bharathi, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to issue a direction to the respondents herein to produce the body or person of the detenue, Annammal @ Rekha D/o. Munieeswaran, aged about 20 years who has been missing from 29.11.2019 before this Court and set her at liberty.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner.

3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing the learned Government Advocate (crl side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that based on a complaint given by the petitioner, a case in Crime No.354 of 2019 was registered for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 448, 323, 366 and 506(ii) of IPC r/w Section 4 of Tamilnadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002. During the course of investigation, the detenue Annammal @ Rekha had appeared before the Pudukkottai Police station and she had stated that while she was studying B.Com., in Pope's College, Sayarpuram, she had fallen in love with her cousin Balamurugan @ Petchimuthu Balan and then, since it was opposed by the petitioner she had asked him to https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18436 of 2019 come to her house and that she had gone with him on her own volition and got married on the same day. The learned Government Advocate (Cr. Side) would further submit that since the detenue was a major they have allowed her to go and that in respect of other offences they will conduct enquiry in accordance with law.

4. Recording the aforesaid submission, the Criminal Original Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD-I) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ksa To

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

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

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

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