IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated: 19.12.2025

Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

and

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN

H.C.P. No.2041 of 2025

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E.Durga Devi .. Petitioner

Vs.

1. The District Collector

A Block, 2nd Floor Collectorate Office

Vellore – 632 009

2. The Chairperson

Child Welfare Committee

Vellore District

3. The Inspector of Police

Bagayam Police Station

Vellore District – 632 002 .. Respondents

Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to direct the second respondent to produce the petitioner’s daughter, unnamed infant, D/o.Vishnu, aged 4 months, before this Court and to handover the custody of the child to

the petitioner Durga Devi, D/o.Elumalai.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sankarasubbu

For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran

Additional Public Prosecutor

assisted by Mr.M.Karthikeyan

ORDER

(The Order of the Court was made by P.Velmurugan, J)

This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent/the Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Vellore District to produce the petitioner’s daughter, unnamed infant, D/o.Vishnu, aged 4 months, before this Court and to handover the custody of the child to the petitioner herein