1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.06.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.RAJESWARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.M.AKBAR ALI Habeas Corpus Petition (MD) No.397 of 2011 S.Murugan, S/o.Seeni ..Petitioner Vs. 1.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, South Zone, Madurai. 2.The District Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar. 3.The Inspector of Police, Thiruthangal Police Station, Virudhunagar District. 4.Ganesan @ Paisa Ganesan 5.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, 2nd and 3rd respondents to produce the body and person of the detenue, namely Malliga, wife of Murugan, aged about 30 years, resident of North Street, Gangakulam, Sivakasi Taluk, Virudhunagar District, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murugappan For Respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, to 3 Addl.Public Prosecutor. For Respondents 4&5: Mr.D.Dhana Chandra Prakash O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by S.RAJESWARAN,J) This petition has been filed by the husband to trace-out his wife Malliga, aged about 30 years, said to be missing from 06.04.2011. 2.According to the petitioner, she has been married to him 15 years back and they have two grown-up children. On 06.04.2011, when his wife went to Sivakasi Town for purchasing goods, she did not come back home. Search made in and around Sivakasi was in vain. Therefore, a complaint was given and the same was registered by the respondent police in Crime No.196/2011. Despite that, whereabouts of his wife are not known. In the meantime, the 4th respondent contacted him and made a demand for Rs.2,00,000/- for releasing his wife , otherwise they would kill his wife. Apprehending danger to the life of his wife at the hands of the respondents 4 and 5, the above habeas corpus petition has been filed. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3.After notice, today, the respondent police have secured the detenue and produced her before this Court. On enquiry, the detenue told us that because of some quarrel with her husband/the petitioner herein, she went out of the house and now she has taken a decision to go along with the petitioner/her husband. Her decision was also informed to the petitioner, who is present before this court. He is also prepared to take her back home. We advised both the petitioner/husband and the detenue/wife suitably that they must take care of their two grown up children and live together for them. 4.Recording the statement of the detenue, this habeas corpus petition is closed as nothing further remains to be considered in this petition. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Accounts) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To: 1.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, South Zone, Madurai. 2.The District Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar. 3.The Inspector of Police, Thiruthangal Police Station, Virudhunagar District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Order in HCP(MD)No.397/2011 Dated:30.06.2011 gb RJ/14.7.11 2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/