1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.08.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.651 of 2011 Pandiselvi ..Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai Rural District, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Avaniyapuram Police Station, Madurai, Madurai District. 3.Muthu Rasu ..Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to produce the body and person of the detenue-minor Nithya, D/o.Mariyappan, aged about 16 years from the illegal custody of the 3rd respondent and his men before this Court and handover the detenue Minor Nithya to the petitioner. For petitioner : Mr.V.Kannan For respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the petitioner to direct the first and second respondents to produce her minor daughter by name Nithya, aged about 16 years, alleging that she is under the illegal custody of the third respondent. 2.The petitioner is the mother of the detenue-Nithya. According to the petitioner, the detenue is studying 10th Standard in Aruppukottai Nadar Uravinmurai Girls Higher Secondary School at Madurai. On 23.06.2011 the detenue did not return home from the school. Thereafter, the petitioner had searched the houses of the relatives and other places, but in vain. Thereafter, the petitioner came to know that the detenue has been kidnapped by the third respondent herein. Hence she made a complaint to the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 respondent-police. Since no effective action was taken, she has come forward to file the present HCP. 3.Today, the detenue-minor Nithya and the petitioner appeared before this Court. When we enquired, the detenue-Nithya stated that she had gone to Palladam on her own accord and she was working in Lakshmi Mill for one month. She also stated that she is not under the illegal custody of any one and that she is willing to go along with the petitioner/her mother. The petitioner is also prepared to take back the detenue/her daughter. 4.Since the detenue is not under the illegal custody of any one, much less the third respondent and she is willing to go along with her mother / the petitioner herein, nothing further remains to be considered in this HCP. Therefore, recording the statement made by the detenue-Nithya, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(Writs) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai Rural District, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Avaniyapuram Police Station, Madurai, Madurai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.V.Kannan, Advocate Sr.No.26695 KM akm/19.8.11 /2p-5c/ HCP(MD)No.651 of 2011 08.08.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/