IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 08.12.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN H.C.P.No.2564 of 2025 Venkadesan S/o.Ramadoss ... Petitioner Versus

1. The State Rep.by The Superintendent of Police, Nagapattinam District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Valivalam Police Station, Nagapattinam District, 3. Gunalan ... Respondents Prayer:- Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 herein to produce the petitioner’s daughter by name “Ishwarya” who is aged about 18 years, who has been illegally detained by the third respondent herein, before this Court and handover the custody of the petitioner’s daughter to the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ragul Kousik For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.M.Karthikeyan for R1 and R2 Mr.R.Thirumoorthy for R3

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by P.VELMURUGAN J.)

The Writ of Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed seeking a direction to respondents 1 and 2-Police to produce the petitioner’s daughter, Ishwarya, aged about 18 years, who is alleged to be in the illegal custody of the third respondent, before this Court and to handover her custody to the petitioner.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, today, the respondents-

Police, secured and produced the detenue, Ishwarya, aged 18 years, before this Court. On enquiry, the detenue stated that she is in love with the third respondent, who is her senior in the institution, where she is studying, and that she has already attained the age of 18 years. She further stated that since her parents did not agree to her marriage with the third respondent and had arranged her marriage with another person, she left her parents home, went to the third respondent, and married him. She also expressed her willingness to go with the third respondent.

3. Further, on enquiry, it was found that the third respondent has not attained the age of 21 years. However, the parents of the third respondent are present before this Court and have given an undertaking that they will take care of both the detenue and the third respondent.

4. In view of the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

[P.V.,J.] [M.J.R.,J.]

08.12.2025 Index: Yes/No Neutral Citation: Yes/No ms To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Nagapattinam District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Valivalam Police Station, Nagapattinam District, 3. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

P .VELMURUGAN , J., AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J., ms H.C.P.No.2564 of 2025

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