1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.06.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.RAJESWARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.M.AKBAR ALI Habeas Corpus Petition (MD) No.310 of 2011 A.Stanislaus ..Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.The Inspector of Police, Thenthamaraikulam Police Station, Kanyakumari District. 3.Wilson Thomas, Chief Pastor, The Pentecostal Mission, Irumbuliyur & Post, Tambaram - via, Chennai-600 063. ..Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents to produce the body and person of the detenue by name Maria Udaya, aged about 27 years, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :Petitioner-in-person For Respondents-1 & 2 :Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor. O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by S.RAJESWARAN,J) This petition has been filed by the father to trace out his daughter Mariya Udaya, aged about 27 years, said to be missing from 13.04.2011. 2.On enquiry, it was revealed that she has gone and joined the 3rd respondent Pentecostal Mission at Irumbuliyur, Tambaram. Therefore, according to the petitioner, she has been kept there against her wish. The police complaint given was not seriously looked into. Hence the above petition has been filed for the aforesaid relief. 3.On 10.06.2011, this Court directed the respondent police to produce the detenue, said to be with the 3rd respondent Pentecostal Mission. Accordingly, today, she has been brought by the respondent police. The petitioner/father of the detenue, along with his wife/mother of the detenue and the elder sister of the detenue are present. The 3rd respondent Mission is also represented by their representatives. 4.We had interaction with the detenue Mariya Udaya separately to ascertain her mind. She, being a girl of 27 years, had taken https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 a decision to join the Pentecostal Mission on her own and serving the God. She clearly states that she was not compelled or forced by any one to join the Mission and she has been serving the Lord ever since she joined the 3rd respondent Mission. According to her, she would like to continue with the 3rd respondent Mission and would not like to go either with the petitioner or to her native place. The petitioner, his wife and the sister of the detenue were all called and they were appraised of these facts. 5.The detenue was also made to talk with her father, mother and sister. Even to them, she has clearly stated that she would not like to go back to the native place along with them but, would like to be with the 3rd respondent Mission to serve the Lord, which decision she has taken on her own volition and wish. The representatives of the 3rd respondent Mission were also called and they were also suitably advised to be the bridge between the detenue and her parents. All of them were made to talk among themselves to make them understand that Mariya Udaya/the detenue will be kept in the 3rd respondent Mission happily. The petitioner was also called and he also accepted to let her continue to be there in the 3rd respondent Mission but let her not severe the relationship with the family. The detenue was suitably advised and the petitioner was also advised to talk to the detenue regularly over phone and visit her so that they will be in touch with the detenue. 6.In view of the above, nothing further remains to be considered in this petition. Hence this petition is closed. SD ASST REGISTRAR ( CRL SIDE ) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR gb To: 1.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.The Inspector of Police, Thenthamaraikulam Police Station, Kanyakumari District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3CC'S TO MR.SURESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE, SR: 18533: 1CC TO MR. C.T. PERUMAL, ADVOCATE, SR: 18584: DM:2011:JUNE:20:: Order in HCP(MD)No.310 OF 2011 Dated:15.06.2011 2P:8C:: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/