H.C.P.(MD) No.1423 of 2021

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED :11.02.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN

and

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR

H.C.P.(MD) No.1423 of 2021

Saroja

... Petitioner

-vs-

1.State of Tamilnadu Rep. by

The Superintendent of Police,

Ramanathapuram District.

2.State of Tamilnadu Rep. by

The Inspector of Police,

Uchipuli Police Station,

Uchipuli,

Ramanthapuram Taluk & District.

3.Muthusamy

4.Panju

5.Venkatesh

6.Chandrakala

... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of

India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus, to direct the respondents 1

& 2 to produce the detenues or body of the detenues namely the

petitioner's daughter-in-law I.e., Rani, W/o.Kannan, aged about 35

years and minor grand-daughter Nandhini, D/o.Kannan, aged about 9

years now detained by the respondents 3 to 6 at Karan, their,

Muthupettai Post, Ramanathapuram District or in an undisclosed

location before this Court and hand over them to the petitioner at

liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.H.Lakshmi Shankar

For R1 & R2

: Mr.S.Ravi

Additional Public Prosecutor

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H.C.P.(MD) No.1423 of 2021

O R D E R

R.SUBRAMANIAN,J

AND

N.SATHISH KUMAR,J

The petitioner, who is the mother-in-law, seeks production

of the person of the detenues named Rani and Nandhini, who are in

her daughter-in-law and grand-daughter.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for

the respondents 1 & 2 upon instructions would submit that the

daugter-in-law of the petitioner eloped with the third respondent

Muthusamy.

3. In view of the above, she being a major, we do not find

any cause for illegal detention. Hence, this Habeas Corpus Petition

is dismissed.

Sd/-

Assistant Registrar (AE)

// True Copy //

/ /2022

Sub Assistant Registrar(CS)

am

Note :

In view of the present lock down

owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web

copy of the order may be utilized

for official purposes, but, ensuring

that the copy of the order that is

presented is the correct copy, shall

be the responsibility of the

advocate / litigant concerned.

To:

1.The Superintendent of Police,

Ramanathapuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police,

Uchipuli Police Station,

Uchipuli,

Ramanthapuram Taluk & District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor,

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.H.LAKSHMI SHANKAR, Advocate ( SR-6075[F] dated

14/02/2022 )

ORDER MADE IN

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