H.C.P.(MD)No.1811 of 2022

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 21.11.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH

AND

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

H.C.P.(MD)No.1811 of 2022

N.Poomani

... Petitioner

/Vs./

1.The State rep. by its

Superintendent of Police,

Tirunelveli District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police,

Seranmadevi, Tirunelveli District.

3.The Inspector of Police,

Pathamadai Police Station,

Tirunelveli District.

4.P.Jawahar

5.P.Mallika

... Respondents

PRAYER:

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to

issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the third respondent to produce the

body or person of the petitioner's daughter Indhu, aged 15 years, daughter of

NarayanaPerumal, before this Court and hand over the custody to the

petitioner, who is natural guardian of Indhu, aged 15 years.

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For Petitioner

: Mr.J.Arul Prakasam

For Respondents

: Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar (R1 to R3)

Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

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

Pursuant to the earlier orders passed by this Court on 03.11.2022, the

detenu was produced before this Court.

2. We examined the detenu and she stated that she is aged about 15

years and she was studying 10^th Standard. The detenu seems to have

developed a relationship with the fourth respondent and both of them had

eloped to Hyderabad.

3. The respondent police, after taking a lot of efforts, traced the

whereabouts of the detenu and the fourth respondent. Both of them were

secured and brought to Tirunelveli. The detenu was kept in Home at

Tirunelveli. Based on the complaint given by the petitioner, an FIR has

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been registered against the fourth respondent for various offences and it is

brought to our notice that the fourth respondent has been arrested and

remanded to judicial custody today morning (21.11.2022).

4. The parents of the detenu were also present before this Court and

they expressed their willingness to take their daughter along with them. The

detenu was handed over to her parents.

5. In view of the above, there shall be a direction to the respondent

police to proceed further with the investigation in accordance with law.

This Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of accordingly.

(M.S.R.,J.) (N.A.V.,J.)

21.11.2022

Index

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Internet

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M.S. RAMESH, J.

and

N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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TO:

1.The Superintendent of Police,

Tirunelveli District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police,

Seranmadevi, Tirunelveli District.

3.The Inspector of Police,

Pathamadai Police Station,

Tirunelveli District.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor,

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai.

Order made in

H.C.P.(MD)No.1811 of 2022

Dated

21.11.2022

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