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 Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.613 of 2011 R.Bharath .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District, Dindigul. 2.The Inspector of Police, Nilakottai Police Station, Nilakottai, Dindigul District. 3.Chellapandi .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the body of the detenue namely Saranya, aged 21 years, before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.M.Arun Murugan For respondents :Mr.C.Ramesh, 1 & 2 Addl.Public Prosecutor For R3 & detenue : Mr.A.Haja Mohideen ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the petitioner to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to produce his sister namely Saranya/ the detenue, aged 21 years, before this Court and set her at liberty. 2.The petitioner is the brother of the detenue-Saranya, aged about 21 years. According to the petitioner, the detenue has been kidnapped by one Chellapandi, the third respondent herein, from the house of the detenue. It is further stated that in spite of the complaint given to the second respondent-Police, they have not taken any earnest steps to secure the detenue. Therefore, he has come forward with the present HCP seeking the relief as stated above. 3.Today, the detenue-Saranya and the third respondent appeared before this Court. When we enquired the detenue, she stated that she is 21 years old and she had loved the third respondent and got married to him and the marriage has also been registered. The third respondent has also reiterated the same before this Court. Both of them have stated that they are living as husband and wife and they apprehend danger at the hands of the petitioner and his family. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4.Taking note of the fact that the detenue-Saranya is 21 years old and she has got married to the third respondent, it cannot be said that she has been illegally detained by the third respondent. Therefore, recording the statement made by the detenue, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. 5.However, since the detenue and the third respondent apprehends danger at the hands of the petitioner and his family, the respondent- Police is directed to give protection to the detenue and the third respondent and his family members. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District, Dindigul. 2.The Inspector of Police, Nilakottai Police Station, Nilakottai, Dindigul District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. KM GH : 05.08.2011 : 2p/4c HCP(MD)No.613 of 2011 28.07.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/