1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.09.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.817 of 2011 R.Chellaiyya .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kumbakonam TK, Thanjavur District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam Police Station (West), Thanjavur District. (Crime No.Not known) 4.V.Anand 5.Veluchamy .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the person and body of the detenue namely Arulmozhi, aged 24 years, who is the daughter of the petitioner before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar For respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 to R3 Mr.R.Karuna for R4 Mr.S.Senthil Kumar for R5 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed by the petitioner to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to produce his daughter /the detenue, by name Arulmozhi, aged 24 years, before this Court and set her at liberty, alleging that the detenue is under the illegal custody of the fourth respondent. 2.The petitioner herein is the father of the detenue-Arulmozhi. It is alleged by the petitioner in the affidavit filed in support of this petition that his daughter was kidnapped by the fourth respondent. Therefore, the petitioner made a complaint to the respondents 1 to 3- https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Police. Since no sincere steps were taken by the police to trace out his daughter, the petitioner has come forward before this Court by way of filing the present Habeas Corpus Petition. 3.Today, the detenue-Arulmozhi appeared in person before us. When we enquired, the detenue categorically stated that she got married to the fourth respondent and that she is not under the illegal custody of anyone and that she is now willing to go only along with the fourth respondent / her husband and she is not willing to go along with the petitioner/her father. 4.Since the detenue being a major, has expressed her willingness to go along with her husband/the fourth respondent herein, and that she is not under the illegal custody of anyone much less the fourth respondent, recording her statement, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as nothing further remains to be considered. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (W) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kumbakonam TK, Thanjavur District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam Police Station (West), Thanjavur District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. KM GH : 03.10.2011 : 2p/5c HCP(MD)No.817 of 2011 20.09.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/