1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.RAJESWARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.M.AKBAR ALI H.C.P.(MD)No.238 of 2011 Ramya ... Petitioner/Detenue Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Ammapettai Police Station, Thanjavur District. 3.Radhakrishnan ... Respondents PRAYER: The Habeas Corpus petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the body and person of the detenue namely, Ramya aged about 28 years daughter of Radhakrishnan. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.P.N.Pandidurai, APP For R1 and R2 Mr.N.Sankarganesh for R3 ORDER (Order of this Court was made by S.RAJESWARAN,J.) The petitioner/detenue herself has filed this petition, who is said to have been kept under illegal detention by her own parents. 2.In this connection, she also sent a telegram to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Madras High Court complaining about her illegal detention by her own parents. Again she made a representation to the 1st respondent requesting to take action against her own parents. Since no action was taken, she has filed this petition for the aforesaid prayer. 3.On notice, she appeared before this Court on her own and submitted that she is 28 years of age and she has been kept illegally in the house by her own parents not allowing her to have a life of her own. Further more, she adds that by way of threat, the parents are ill- treating her. Hence, she had to give a telegram to our Hon’ble Chief Justice. 4.She is very clear and asserts that she does not want to stay with her parents. She adds that she is working and she can take care of herself without the support of her parents. We enquired the parents of the detenue, who are present before this Court and appraised them of these facts. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5.In view of the fact that the petitioner is 28 years of age and has taken a decision on her own, she is set at liberty to be on her own. Therefore, this H.C.P.is allowed and the petitioner is set at liberty. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Ammapettai Police Station, Thanjavur District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1CC TO MR.N.SANKAR GANESH, ADVOCATE SR.14211 +1CC TO MR.R.ALAGUMANI, ADVOCATE SR.14137 nbj SR : 03.05.2011 : 2p/6c H.C.P.(MD)No.238 of 2011 18.04.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/