IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:14.09.2010 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M. CHOCKALINGAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M. SATHYANARAYANAN HCP. No.1479 of 2010 R. Sumathi ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Inspector of Police, Thiruvennainallur P.S., Villupuram District. 2. The District Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District. 4. Mohandoss ... Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to direct the respondents to produce the body of petitioner's daughter Kumari, aged 17 years, D/o.Ravichandran before this Court and hand over her custody to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr. P.R. Dinesh Kumar For Respondents : Mr. Babu Muthumeeran Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by M. CHOCKALINGAM,J) Invoking writ jurisdiction of this Court, one R. Sumathi has brought forth this petition, seeking for production of her minor daughter Kumari. 2. Affidavit filed in support of the petition is perused and heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. The detenue also produced before this Court along with the fourth respondent. 3. The case of the petitioner is that her minor daughter is aged 17 years and when marriage was fixed for her, she was taken away by the fourth respondent along with 5 sovereigns of gold jewels. Immediately, she gave a complaint to the respondent-police on 1.7.2010, but she was not secured. Under the circumstances, this application has been brought forth by the petitioner. 4. When the matter was taken up for enquiry, learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the alleged detenue is produced before this Court along with the fourth respondent. When this Court enquired the detenue, she stated that she is 18 years old and the marriage between her and the fourth respondent took place on 29th January, 2010 and a child was also born on 5.8.2010. The child is also brought by them. According to her, she did her +2. Equally, the fourth respondent also did +2. They fell in love with each other for three years. They developed intimacy and thereafter, the marriage took place between them on 29th January, 2010. Their marriage was opposed to by her family members. Hence, both of them went out of their houses on their own accord. The detenue is a major and the marriage also took place between them and they are also living happily. 5. As per the averments in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the detenue was 17 years old. But, according to the detenue, she is 18 years old. The detenue and the fourth respondent fell in love with each other for three years, which culminated in their marriage in the month of January, 2010, as a result of which a child was also born. Both of them are leading a happy marriage life and they have blessed with a child. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 6. Recording the statement made by the detenue, this habeas corpus petition is disposed of. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar ssa. To 1. The Inspector of Police, Thiruvennainallur P.S., Villupuram District. 2. The District Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District. 4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court,Madras. +1cc to Mr.R.Vijayakumar, ADvocate Sr 67999 TS(CO) km/29.9. H.C.P. No.1479 of 2010 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/