1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.3.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.RAJESWARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.M.AKBAR ALI H.C.P(MD)No.206 of 2011 P.Murugesan .. Petitioner vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Theni District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Andipatti Police Station, Theni District. (Crime No.78/2011) 3.B.Ramar .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the Respondents to produce the body of the petitioner's minor daughter namely M.Simitha aged about 17 before this Court and hand over custody to the petitioner. For petitioner : Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy For respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.P.N.Pandidurai, Addl.Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S.RAJESWARAN,J) The petitioner/father of the detenue has filed this petition to trace her minor daughter M.Simita, aged about 17 years who was found missing from 23.2.2011. His case is that the third respondent has abducted her daughter on 23.2.2011 at about 2.30 pm., and since then, she has been missing. A complaint was given to the respondent police and they have also registered a case in Crime No.78 of 2011 under Section 366-A IPC. Since the girl/detenue was not traced by the respondent police, the above Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed. 2. On notice, the respondent police have traced the detenue, Simitha and produced before this Court. 3. When we talked her to know about her mind, she submitted that she was kidnapped by the third respondent and she was kept in an unknown place in Madras and she was also tortured by the third respondent. The detenue further submitted that she would like to go with the petitioner/father and not with any one. Her father is also present before this Court. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the third respondent was arrested and he has been remanded to custody. 5. The detenue is a minor. The statement of the detenue that she wants to go back to the petitioner/father is recorded and she has been handed over to her father/petitioner. Under the circumstances, the Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as no further order needs to be passed in this matter. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Theni District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Andipatti Police Station, Theni District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. + 1 cc to Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy, Advocate, SR No.7539 H.C.P.(MD)No.206 of 2011 22.03.2011 (asvm) RJ/7.4.11 2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/