BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:20.07.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.561 of 2011 Iyyachamy :Petitioner -Vs- 1.The Superintendent of Police, Karur District, Karur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Karur Town Police Station, Karur District. 3.Sathieshkumar :Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the respondents to produce the person and body of the petitioner's daughter namely Punitha, aged 24 years, daughter of Iyyachamy, now detained by the 4th respondent before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Gokul Raj For Respondents: Mr.C.Ramesh, Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J.) The petitioner has filed this Habeas Corpus Petition to direct the respondents 1 and 2 herein to produce his daughter by name Punitha/ detenue, aged 24 years, before this Court, alleging that she is under the illegal custody of the third respondent. 2.Today, the detenue-Punitha is present before this Court. The petitioner and the third respondent are also present. When we enquired the petitioner, he stated that he wants to take her daughter / the detenue along with him. On enquiry, the detenue has stated that she has married the third respondent and she is living with him in Namakkal and that she is now 24 years old. She has expressed her unwillingness to go along with her father/the petitioner herein. The third respondent, who is present before this Court, has categorically stated that he has married the detenue and they are living as husband and wife in Namakkal. Both the detenue and the third respondent, have expressed their unwillingness to go to the petitioner's house. 3.Since the detenue-Punitha, being a major, has married the third respondent and decided to go and live along with him, nothing further remains to be considered in this HCP. Therefore, recording the statement of the detenue, the HCP is closed. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Writs) / TRUE COPY / Assistant Registrar To: 1.The Superintendent of Police, Karur District, Karur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Karur Town Police Station, Karur District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor,Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,Madurai +1CC to Mr.S.Gokulraj, Advocate. SR.No.23720. KM HCP(MD)No.561 of 2011 RP/01.08.2011/1P/5C. 20.07.2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/