1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 06.09.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.754 of 2011 V.Sankaran .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Tuticorin, Tuticorin District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Muthaiahpuram Police Station, Tuticorin District. 3.Mallika 4.Bakhyalakshmi .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the person or body of Thirumathi Selvam, aged about 25 years, D/o.Late Ramakrishnan, before this Court and set her at liberty from the illegal custody of Respondent Nos.3 and 4. For petitioner : Mr.K.Samidurai For respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 & R2 Mr.Pethu Rajesh for R3 No appearance for R4 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN , J.) The Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the petitioner to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the detenue namely Thirumathi Selvam, aged about 25 years, before this Court and set her at liberty alleging that she is under the illegal custody of the third and fourth respondents. 2.According to the petitioner, both the petitioner and the detenue loved each other for more than three years and they belong to two different communities. They got married in a Sivan Temple at Tuticorin on 13.08.2011 and on the same day, they entered into a marriage agreement in front of a Notary Public. Thereafter, the detenue went to her house and she did not return back. According to the petitioner, she has been illegally confined by the respondents 3 and 4 who are her mother and maternal aunt, respectively. The petitioner gave a complaint to the first respondent- Police on 27.08.2011. Since no sincere efforts were taken by the police to trace the detenue, the petitioner has come forward before this Court by way of filing the present Habeas Corpus Petition. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3.Today, the detenue-Thirumathi Selvam and the petitioner appeared before this Court. The mother of the detenue has also appeared before this Court. When we enquired, the detenue has stated that she is willing to go along with the petitioner/her husband and she is not willing to go along with her mother. Further she stated that she is not under the illegal custody of anyone much less the third and fourth respondents. 4.Since the detenue being a major, has expressed her willingness to go along with her husband/the petitioner herein and she is not under the illegal custody of anyone much less the third and fourth respondents, recording her statement, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as nothing further remains to be considered. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AE) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Tuticorin, Tuticorin District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Muthaiahpuram Police Station, Tuticorin District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. KM HCP(MD)No.754 of 2011 06.09.2011 TR : 16.09.2011 : 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/