1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.08.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN H.C.P(MD)No.549 of 2011 R.Rajiv Gandhi .. Petitioner vs. 1.State rep.by the Superintendent of Police, Theni District, Theni. 2.State rep. by the Inspector of Police, Veerapandi Police Station, Theni District. 3.Kumaravel .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to produce the person or body of Kavitha, aged about 21 years, wife of the petitioner from the illegal custody of the third respondent before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.S.Vanchinathan For respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.C.Ramesh, Additional Public Prosecutor For 3rd respondent : Mr.A.V.Arun ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J) The petitioner is the husband of the detenue, Kavitha, aged about 21 years. According to the petitioner, he is a Master Graduate in Microbiology. When he was studying in Vellaisamy Nadar College, Nagamalai Pudukkottai, Madurai, he fell in love with the detenue, who was studying in M.Sc.(Microbiology) then. He belongs to S.C. Community and the detenue belongs to Backward Community. According to the petitioner, they loved each other and they got married and their marriage was solemnised in the presence of his friends. Both https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 of them went to the house of the parents of the petitioner at Kottoor and his parents also accepted his marriage. While so, on 23.6.2011, the third respondent came to the house of the petitioner and kidnapped the detenue. The complaint given to the respondent police did not yield fruitful result. Therefore, he has come forward with this petition. 2. At the time of hearing today, both the petitioner and the detenue appeared in person. The third respondent is also represented by a counsel before us. 3. We enquired the detenue. The detenue stated she is 21 years old and she is not under illegal confinement of any one much less the third respondent and she is willing to go only with her parents. The statement of the detenue is recorded. 4. Since the detenue is a major and she asserted that she is not under illegal confinement of any one, the Habeas Corpus Petition deserves to be closed and accordingly, the same is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RTI) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District, Theni. 2.The Inspector of Police, Veerapandi Police Station, Theni District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1 CC to MR.A.V.Arun, Advocate (SR.No.27049) H.C.P(MD)No.549 of 2011 10.08.2011 asvm NSV/22.8.11/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/