1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 06.07.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.JYOTHIMANI and THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN Habeas Corpus Petition (MD) No.473 of 2011 M.Meenakshi ..Petitioner Vs. 1.The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Melur, Madurai District. 3.The Superintendent of POlice, Madurai District, Madurai. 4.N.Senthil Kumar .. Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to produce the body and person of the petitioner's daughter by name Shagana,D/O.Late K.Mahendran, aged about 22 years, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :Mr.R.R.Kannan For Respondents :Mr.C.Ramesh, 1 to 3 Addl.Public Prosecutor. For Respondent-4 : Mr.G.R.Swaminathan O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by P.JYOTHIMANI,J) The petitioner, the mother of the detenue by name Shagana, aged about 22 years, has filed this habeas corpus petition on the suspicion that the 4th respondent has taken away her daughter. 2.Today, the 1st respondent police has produced the detenue, along with the 4th respondent, before this Court. The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenue, is also present before this Court along with her elder son Vinoth. We have enquired the said detenue Shagana as well as the 4th respondent. The detenue made it very clear that she has married the 4th respondent and they have https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 also registered their marriage with the Registrar of Marriages, Madurai South, as per the Certificate of Registration dated 20.06.2011. She also stated that she is not willing to go with her mother, the petitioner herein, and she is only willing to live with the 4th respondent and in course of time she, along with the 4th respondent, would visit her mother. The statement of the detenue is recorded. 3.In view of the above fact that the detenue is a major and she is willing to live with the 4th respondent, who is said to be her husband, the detenue is set at liberty and this habeas corpus petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(co) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1.The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Melur, Madurai District. 3.The Superintendent of POlice, Madurai District, Madurai. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.G.R.Swaminathan, Advocate, sr.no.22060 Order in HCP(MD)No.473/2011 Dated:06.07.2011 gb SMA/18.7.2011/6C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/