In habeas corpus for adult missing person claimed married and pregnant, direct production before Magistrate for voluntary statement verification.

(Order of the Court was made by N. ANAND VENKATESH,J.)

This petition has been filed for the issue of writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's daughter and to set her at liberty.

2. Heard the learned counsel on either side.

3. The case of the petitioner is that his daughter was studying at Cheran Institute of Health Science / College of Physiotherapy at Coimbatore. All of a sudden, from 13.04.2026, the whereabouts of the petitioner's daughter were not able to be ascertained. A message was received from the mobile phone of her daughter to the effect that “don't search for me”. Thereafter, the petitioner was not able to get in touch with his daughter. A complaint came to be given before the second respondent on 13.04.2026. Since no effective steps were taken to find the whereabouts of the detenue, the present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the detenue, who is aged about 19 years, got married to one Krishnakumar on 16.04.2026 and presently, the detenue is also pregnant. He submitted that the detenue is living with the said Krishnakumar.

5. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the submissions made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, there shall be a direction to the second respondent to produce the detenue before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Alangulam. On the date of such production, the petitioner shall be put on notice. The learned Judicial Magistrate shall record the statement of the detenue and proceed further in accordance with law.

6. This Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of in the above terms.