1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.04.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.RAJESWARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.M.AKBAR ALI Habeas Corpus Petition (MD) No.320 of 2011 V.Ananth ..Petitioner Vs. 1.The State, rep.by:: Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Musiri, Trichy District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent Office, Subramaniapuram,Trichy-20. 3.Chellaiah 4.Indirajith 5.Jeyalakshmi, W/o.Chellaiah ..Respondents Prayer: Habeas Corpus 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, namely Arulmozhi, W/o. Ananth, aged about 24 years, the petitioner's wife, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :Mr.A.Joel Paul Antony For Respondents-1 & 2 :Mr.P.N.Pandithurai, Addl.Public.Pleader. For Respondents 3 to 5 : Mr.N.Suresh KUmar O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by S.RAJESWARAN,J) The petitioner, by name Ananth, has filed this petition to search his wife Arulmozhi, aged about 24 years, said to be in the illegal custody of respondents 3 to 5, who are the detenue's father, uncle and mother. According to the petitioner, his wife was missing from 20.072010 and the complaint given to the police is in vain. Hence, the above petition has been filed for the aforesaid relief. 2.Today, the detenue Arulmozhi appeared before this Court through counsel, along with her parents, the respondents 3 and 5. We interviewed the detenue to ascertain her mind. She was clear and categorical that she has been now living with her parents as per her wish and she would like to be with her parents only. It is also stated by her that she has filed a petition for dissolution of marriage said to have taken place between her and the petitioner in the appropriate forum and the same is being contested by the petitioner herein also. She reiterates https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 that she would like to be only with her parents. Her statement is recorded. 3.The petitioner, who is present before this Court, was called and he was also appraised of all these facts. 4.In view of the fact that the detenue being a girl of 24 years of age and having taken a decision to be with her parents, the respondents 3 and 5, there is no illegal custody by any one, much less the respondents 3 to 5. Hence, nothing further remains to be considered in this petition and accordingly the petition is dismissed, SD ASST REGISTRAR ( CO ) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR gb To: 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Musiri, Trichy District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent Office, Subramaniapuram, Trichy-20. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 1CC TO MR. R. SURESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE, SR: 14931: DM:2011:MAY:18: Order in HCP(MD)No.320/2011 Dated:25.04.2011 2P:5C:: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/