1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.07.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.422 of 2011 Samidurai .. Petitioner Vs. 1.State rep.by The Inspector of Police, Achanpudhur Police Station, In Cr.No.141 of 2011, Tirunelveli District. 2.S.Ramachandran 3.Sundari 4.Venkatesh 5.Arunachalam 6.Paramasivam 7.Ramesh .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the first respondent to produce the person or body of Sudha, aged about 22 years, daughter of the petitioner from the illegal custody of Respondent Nos.2 to 7 before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.S.Murugan For respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 M/s.V.Sasikumar & P.Mohan for R2 to R7 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the petitioner to direct the first respondent to produce his daughter by name Sudha, aged about 22 years, alleged to have been illegally detained by the respondents 2 to 7, before this Court and set her at liberty. 2.The petitioner is the father of the detenue-Sudha, aged 22 years. According to the petitioner, his daughter-Sudha was studying B.Com in J.P. Arts College, Ayikudi, Tirunelveli District and she was missing from 20.03.2011 onwards. It is stated in the affidavit filed https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 in support of this petition that she has been illegally detained by the respondents 2 to 7 herein. 3.When the matter was taken up today for hearing, the detenue- Sudha as well as the second respondent-Ramachandran were present before this Court. When we enquired the detenue, she stated that she is 22 years old and she has married the second respondent on 27.06.2011 and the marriage was also registered. She has categorically stated that she is not willing to go along with the petitioner/her father, as she has married the second respondent and living with him. 4.From the statement made by the detenue-Sudha, it is clear that she is a major and she is not under the illegal custody of any one, much less the respondents 2 to 7. Therefore, recording the statement of the detenue-Sudha, the Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T&P) /TRUE COPY/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Inspector of Police, Achanpudhur Police Station, Tirunelveli District. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.S.Murugan, Advocate SR.No.24868 HCP(MD)No.422 of 2011 26.07.2011 KM PA/04.08.2011/2P/4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/