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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 48472

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Anita Sumanth, Sunder Mohan, JJ
Umamaheshwari – Appellant
Versus
Superintendent Of Police – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: R. Thamarai Selvan
For the Respondents: C.R. Malarvannan, S. Prathosh

Table of Content
1. an adult has the right to personal liberty and a habeas corpus petition cannot be used to restrict this. (Para 2 , 3)

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of a Habeas Corpus or any other appropriate order or direction, directing the respondents herein to produce the petitioner’s daughter namely Dhivyadharshini aged about 18 years before this Hon’ble Court and set her liberty.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by Dr.Anita Sumanth J.)

Read this order in continuation of and in conjunction with previous orders dated 02.06.2026, 03.06.2026 and 05.06.2026 reading thus:-

‘Order dated 02.06.2026:

The detenue appears online today and states that she is in a Hostel in T.Nagar. She, however, does not give her address but assures the Court that she will present in Court with R3, with whom she is married.

2. List on 03.06.2026 at 12.00 noon.

Order dated 03.06.2026:

The detenue and R3 appears in Court today and we have conversed with them. They say that they are married and are apprehensive about the pressure exerted by the petitioner and family members.

2. List on 05.06.2026 at 12.00 noon. We dispense wit

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