1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.07.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.508 of 2011 S.Manikandan .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Karaikudi South Police Station, Sivagangai District. 3.Selvaraj .. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to produce the body and person of the petitioner's wife namely Arthi, W/o.Manikandan, age 18/11, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Venkatesan For Respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2 O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J.) The petitioner has filed this Habeas Corpus Petition for a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to produce his wife by name Arthi, aged 18 years before this Court and set her at liberty, alleging that she is under the illegal custody of the third respondent herein. 2.The detenue-Arthi and her father/third respondent herein are present before this Court. When we enquired the detenue, she categorically stated that she want to go only with her father/third respondent herein and she is not willing to go along with the petitioner- Manikandan. 3.The detenue-Arthi has now attained majority and she has joined a college and pursuing her higher studies. She has also represented that her certificates are with the petitioner and she wants the same to get loan from the bank for educational purposes. The petitioner, who is also present before this Court, has stated that he married the detenue and lived with her for seven months and hence she should be sent along with him. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4.Since the detenue-Arthi has attained majority and has categorically stated that she want to go only with her father/third respondent herein, and that she is not under the illegal custody of any one, she is set at liberty to go along with her father / third respondent herein and the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. 5.The petitioner is directed to handover all the certificates of the detenue through Police to her, within a period of two days from today. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Karaikudi South Police Station, Sivagangai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Km SR : 20.07.2011 : 2p/4c HCP(MD)No.508 of 2011 18.07.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/