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 Habeas Corpus Petition(MD)No.661 of 2011 Valli .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Panayapatti Police Station, Pudukottai District. 3.Satham Usain 4.Sheik Abdullah @ Abdul Rahim .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to produce the person and body of the petitioner's daughter namely Sri Devi @ Lakshmi, aged 20 years, before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi For respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 & R2 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J.) The petitioner has filed this Habeas Corpus Petition to direct the first and second respondents to produce her daughter by name Sri Devi @ Lakshmi, aged 20 years, before this Court and set her at liberty, alleging that she is under the illegal custody of the third respondent. 2.The petitioner is the mother of the detenue-Sri Devi @ Lakshmi, aged 20 years. According to the petitioner, on 26.07.2011, the detenue went to the college to pay the college fees and thereafter she did not return back. Thereafter, the petitioner came to know that the third respondent herein, had kidnapped the detenue. The petitioner made a complaint on 30.07.2011 to the first respondent-Police. Since the police did https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 not take any effective steps to trace the detenue, the petitioner has come forward before this Court by way of filing the present Habeas Corpus Petition. 3.Today, the detenue-Sri Devi @ Lakshmi and the third respondent appeared before this Court. When we enquired, the detenue stated that she is 20 years old and that she got married to the third respondent and the same was also informed to her mother/the petitioner herein. She further stated that she is not under the illegal custody of any one and that she will go only along with the third respondent/her husband and not willing to go along with the petitioner. 4.The detenue-Sri Devi @ Lakshmi is a major and she has expressed her willingness to go along with the third respondent/her husband. Further it appears from her statement that she is not under the illegal custody of any one much less the third respondent. Therefore, recording the statement made by the detenue, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as nothing further remains to be considered. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T&P) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrare To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Panayapatti Police Station, Pudukottai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai KM rl/4c – 7.9.2011 HCP(MD)No.661 of 2011 22.08.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/