1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.06.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.RAJESWARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.M.AKBAR ALI H.C.P.(MD)No.176 of 2011 T.Abirami .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, 2.The Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Police Station, Madurai District. 3.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Police Station, Madurai District. 4.Thangakumar 5.Thangarasu Maniyam 6.Pandi 7.Thenisamy .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents 1 to 3 herein to produce the body of the detenue namely T.Veeralakshmi aged about 17 years, before this Court and hand over the custody to the petitioner forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Ramesh For Respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 to R3 O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by S.RAJESWARAN, J.) The petitioner-mother has filed this Habeas Corpus Petition to trace out her daughter-Veeralakshmi aged about 17 years. According to the petitioner, the detenue was studying 10th Standard and she was missing from 13.12.2010. A complaint was given to the third respondent-Police. Though it was registered, no action has been taken thereafter. She strongly suspects the respondents 4 to 7 for kidnapping her daughter and that they would have kept her in illegal custody. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 2.On notice, the respondent-Police produced the detenue- Veeralakshmi, who has just completed the age of 18 and attained majority. She has categorically stated before us that she has married the fourth respondent-Thangakumar and she has been living with him for the last seven months. She also submitted that her marriage with the fourth respondent has been accepted by the relatives and the parents of the fourth respondent and she is quite happy with him. Therefore, she states that she would like to continue to live only with the fourth respondent / her husband and she would not go along with her mother. The mother / the petitioner herein is present before this Court and she has been called and appraised of these facts. 3.In view of the fact that the detenue has just turned major and has taken a decision to go along with her husband / the fourth respondent herein, nothing further remains to be considered in this HCP. The parents of the fourth respondent were also present, and they were called and suitably advised. 4.In the light of the above, the HCP is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, 2.The Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Police Station, Madurai District. 3.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Police Station, Madurai District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. H.C.P.(MD)No.176 of 2011 16.06.2011 km SMA/27.6.2011/5C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/