1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.07.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN H.C.P(MD)No.455 of 2011 V.Baskaran .. Petitioner vs. 1.State represented by Inspector of Police, Chinnamannur Police Station, Theni District. 2.Naveen @ Navaneethakrishnan .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the 1st respondent to produce the body of detenue, namely Saranya, aged about 23 years, D/o.V.Baskaran before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.E.Udhaya For 1st respondent : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor For 2nd Respondent : Present in person ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J) The petitioner is the father of the detenue, viz., Saranya, aged about 23 years. The petitioner has alleged that the detenue left the house on 5.6.2011 when her marriage was fixed to be held on 12.6.2011. He came to know that that the second respondent had kidnapped her and she is under the illegal custody of the second respondent. 2. Today both the detenue and the petitioner were present and both of them have been enquired. The detenue stated that she is aged about 23 years; she is a Post-Graduate in M.Sc. Computer Science; she had married to the second respondent whom she had loved for a few years and their marriage is also registered in the Marriage Registrar's Office. She has categorically stated that she is willing to go with her husband/the second respondent and she is not willing to go with the father/the petitioner. The statement of the detenue is recorded. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3. From the above statement, it is clear that the detenue is not under the illegal custody of the second respondent; she is aged about 23 years; and the second respondent and the detenue have got married and they are living as husband and wife. 4. In view of the above fact, nothing remans to be decided and the Habeas Corpus Petition deserves to be closed and accordingly, the same is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Inspector of Police, Chinnamannur Police Station, Theni District. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. H.C.P(MD)No.455 of 2011 28.7.2011 asvm SMA/5.8.2011/3C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/