1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.RAJESWARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.M.AKBAR ALI Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.177 of 2011 V.Jai Balaji ..Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur,Thanjavur District. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thiruvidaimaruthoor, Thanjavur District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Nachiyar Kovil Police Station, Thanjavur District. 4.R.Rajendran 5.Miss.R.Vanjula Valli ..Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the detenue R.Sruthi, aged 22 years, daughter of R.Rajendran, before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Samidurai For Respondents : Mr.P.N.Pandidurai, Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 to R3 Mr.R.Sundar for R4 & R5 O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by S.RAJESWARAN, J.) The petitioner has filed this HCP for production of the detenue by name Sruthi, who is said to be his lady love. Though the locus standi of the petitioner is questioned by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor to file this HCP, since it is reported by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that the detenue girl is now with her parents, we directed the respondent-Police to produce the detenue to give a quietus to this issue, without going into the issue of maintainability now. 2.It is the case of the petitioner that he and the detenue were in love and when they were about to get married, the parents of the detenue kidnapped her and the whereabouts of the detenue are not known. Hence the above HCP. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor, through Police, produced the detenue-Sruthi before this Court. The detenue was present with her parents. The petitioner and his parents are also present today. 4.On enquiry, the detenue-Sruthi clearly states that she would like to be only with her parents, who have come here today and not with this petitioner. Moreover, while admitting the fact that she was friendly with the petitioner, she has changed her mind and now she wants to be with her parents. The petitioner and his parents were also called and briefed about the change of mind of the detenue and her desire to be with her parents. 5.In view of the fact that the detenue being a major is interested in going only with her parents, and the parties are advised suitably, no further orders need to be passed in this HCP and accordingly the same is dismissed. 6.We make it clear that we have not decided the issue of locus standi of the petitioner to file this HCP. SD ASST REGISTRAR ( CO ) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR KM To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thiruvidaimaruthoor,Thanjavur District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Nachiyar Kovil Police Station, Thanjavur District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 1CC TO MR. R.SUNDAR, ADVOCATE, SR: 7564: 1CC TO MR. K. SAMIDURAI, ADVOCATE,S R: 7979: DM:2011:MARCH:28: HCP(MD)No.177 of 2011 23.03.2011 2P:7C:: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/