1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE.M.JAICHANDREN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE.S.NAGAMUTHU H.C.P.(MD)No.1070 of 2011 V.Kondusamy : Petitioner Vs 1.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District,Virudhunagar. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sattur Sub-Division, Sattur, Virudhunagar District. 3.The Inspector of Police, All Women police station, Sattur Town, Virudhunagar District. 4.Pandiammal 5.Suresh 6.Maheswaran : Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to direct the third respondent to secure the detenue and handover the detenue, the petitioner's minor daughter, K.Sankareswari, D/o.V.Kondusamy, aged about 17 years, before this Court, illegally detained by the respondents 4 to 6 and handover the custody to the petitioner and set her at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Saravanakumar For Respondents 1 to 3 : Mr.A.Ramar Addl.Public Prosecutor ***** ORDER [Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU,J.] The petitioner is the father of the detenue by name K.Sankareswari aged 17 years. According to him, she was found https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 missing from 09.11.2011 onwards. He has made a complaint also to the third police. Since the detenue had not been secured by the respondents, the petitioner has come up with this Habeas Corpus petition seeking a direction to the third respondent to produce the detenue before this Court and to set her at liberty. 2. When the matter was taken up on 22.11.2011, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor took notice and sought time for filing a status report, after two weeks. In the meanwhile, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor made a mention today that the detenue had been secured. Therefore, the matter was ordered to be listed in a 'special list' today @ 2.15 p.m. Today, the learned counsel for the petitioner and the petitioner are present before this Court. 3. The detenue has been produced before this Court by the second respondent police. On enquiries, the detenue would submit that since she had secured poor marks in her studies, her father scolded her and therefore, she went away to her sister's home and stayed with her sister for some time, at Tuticorin. However, this fact was not known to the father of the detenue. Now, on coming to know that her father has preferred a complaint, she has come back from her sister's home, Tuticorin, Now, she has expressed her willingness to go with her father. The father of the detenue would further submit that he is prepared to take back the detenue to his custody. The said statement is recorded. 4. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of entrusting the custody of the minor girl/ detenue to the petitioner until she attains majority. Accordingly, this Habeas Corpus petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Records) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar ( To 1.The Superintendent of Police,Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sattur Sub-Division, Sattur, Virudhunagar District. 3.The Inspector of Police, All Women police station,Sattur Town, Virudhunagar District 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai ssm rl/5c – 9.12.2011 Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.1070 of 2011 Dated:- 28.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/