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H.C.P.No.1513 of 2025

THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN

H.C.P.No.1513 of 2025

N.Jothilakshmi

W/o.Nagaraj, D/o.Sivakumar,

No.52-A, Ambedhkar Nagar, Kamachipuram,

Ondipudhur, Coimbatore District-641 103.

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1.The State represented by

The Commissioner of Police,

Coimbatore District.

2.The State represented by

The Inspector of Police,

All Women Police Station, East

Puliayakulam, Coimbatore District.

3.M.Manoj

S/o.Mahalingam,

No.10/456, Kizlakke Chukkampathy,

Govindapuram - 678 507.

Respondent(s)

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Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of

India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the second respondent to

produce the petitioner’s minor daughter viz. Arthi, D/o.N.Jothilakshmi, aged

about 13 years, before this Court from the custody of the third respondent

and handover to the petitioner.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.George William Y.

For RR1 and 2: Mr.R.Muniyapparaj

Additional Public Prosecution

assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John

ORDER

(made by P.VELMURUGAN, J.)

This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the petitioner to secure

her daughter viz. Arthi, aged about 13 years and produce her before this

Court and set her at liberty.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that her daughter Arthi, aged

about 13 years, went missing from the house on 10.011.2023 at 3.00 p.m.

and thereafter, her whereabouts are not known and therefore, she lodged a

complaint before the second respondent/police, based on which, a case in

Crime No.68 of 2023 for “girl missing” was registered; the allegation in the

complaint itself is that the detenue has been kidnapped by the third

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respondent, who is none other than the paternal uncle-married man with wife

and children; since, the police are not taking effective steps to secure her

daughter, she has preferred the present petition.

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents

1 and 2 produced a status report filed by the second respondent/police before

this Court stating as to what are the steps have been taken to secure the

detenue.

4. It is seen that though the respondents/police are taking effective

steps to secure the detenue, they were unable to secure her so far.

Recording the status report, this habeas corpus petition is closed.

However, the respondents/police are directed to expedite the investigation

and try to secure the detenue forth with and produce her before the

Magistrate concerned under intimation to the petitioner.

(P.V., J.) (M.J.R., J.)

28.01.2026

nsd

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H.C.P.No.1513 of 2025

To

1.The Commissioner of Police,

Coimbatore District.

2.The Inspector of Police,

All Women Police Station, East

Puliayakulam, Coimbatore District.

3.The Public Prosecutor,

Madras High Court, Chennai – 600 104

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H.C.P.No.1513 of 2025

P.VELMURUGAN, J.

and

M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

nsd

H.C.P.No.1513 of 2025

28.01.2026

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