1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.08.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN H.C.P(MD)No.551 of 2011 Nagaraj .. Petitioner vs. 1.The Inspector of Police, Bodi Taluk Police Station, Bodi Taluk, Theni District. 2.Eswaran .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the 1st respondent herein to produce the body or person of the petitioner's wife namely Prabha, aged 23 years who has been illegally detained by the 2nd respondent herein before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.R.Sundar For 1st respondent : Mr.C.Ramesh, Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA , J) The husband of the detenue has filed this Habeas Corpus Petition to trace out the detenue viz., Prabha. In the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the petitioner has stated that he married the detenue and out of their wedlock, they got two children and the detenue was found missing on 18.6.2011. He searched for the detenue but in vain. He suspects that the second respondent would have kidnapped the detenue and detained her illegally. Though a case was registered in Crime No.239 of 2011 as against the second respondent and 4 others on 23.6.2011, there is no progress in the investigation. Hence the present Habeas Corpus Petition. 2. The detenue was produced before us today and she categorically stated that she does not want to go and live with the petitioner, who is the husband of the detenue, and she wants to live separately. She further stated that she is not under illegal custody of any one. The statement of the detenue is recorded. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3. In view of the above fact that the detenue is not under illegal custody of any one and nothing survives for consideration, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Inspector of Police, Bodi Taluk Police Station, Bodi Taluk, Theni District. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. H.C.P(MD)No.551 of 2011 22.8.2011 asvm SMA/29.8.2011/3C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/