IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:13.06.2008 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.CHOCKALINGAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.PALANIVELU HCP.NO.307 OF 2008 Mahadevan ...Petitioner Vs. 1.The Inspector of Police, Periyapalayam Police Station, Periyapalayam,Tiruvellore District. 2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Arani Police Station, Arani, Tiruvellore District. 3. Mr.Anbuselvan S/o Ganesan No.2/27, South Street, Keelamathur, Poonga Nagar, Kunnam Taluk, Perambalur District. ...Respondents This Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of the India for a direction directing the respondent to produce the body and person of the petitioner's minor daughter M.Asha, aged 17 years before this Court and set heart liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Subburam For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr. Babu Muthu Meeran Additional Public Prosecutor. -------- O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by M.CHOCKALINGAM,J) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the father of the petitioner alleging that his daughter Asha was kidnapped by the third respondent on 21.2.2008, that the petitioner gave a complaint https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ to the second respondent, that a case came to be registered . Under such circumstances,the petitioner was compelled to file this petition before this Court. 2.The Court heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents. 3. Today, when the matter was taken up for enquiry, the alleged detenue was produced before this Court . According to her, the marriage between herself and the third respondent had been taken place on 6th June 2008 in a temple at Perambalur District and she desires to live with the third respondent, the husband of the detenue and not willing to go with the petitioner, the father of the detenue. 4.When the matter was taken up for hearing, on the request made on the side of the petitioner, the petitioner was permitted to talk with the alleged detenue and accordingly they had a talk. The talk did not fructify and the detenue did not want to go with the petitioner. 5. It is an admitted position that the detenue was born on 20.5.1990 and she is a major . She married the third respondent on 6th June 2008 and according to the third respondent , the detenue desires to live with him. Since the detenue is a major and she is not willing to go with her father, the question of handing over the custody to the petitioner, would not arise. Hence the Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed. Sd/- Asst. Registrar. /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar. VJY To 1.The Inspector of Police, Periyapalayam Police Station, Periyapalayam,Tiruvellore District. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Arani Police Station, Arani, Tiruvellore District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. HCP.No.307 OF 2008 RL {CO} TP/27.6.08. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/