1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU HABEAS CORPUS PETITION(MD).No.1054 of 2011 Velchamy : Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District,Virudhunagar. 2.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station,Virudhunagar District. 3.Rajaram 4.Vairamuthu 5.Karthi : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the body and person of the detenue Miss.Revathi, D/o.Veluchamy [aged about 19 years], before this Court and set her at liberty from the illegal detention of the respondents 3 to 5 and hand over her custody to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Marimuthu For Respondents 1&2 : Mr.A.Ramar,Additional Public Prosecutor For Respondents R3 and R4 : Mr.J.Jeyakumaran O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J] The petitioner is the father of one V.Revathi, aged 19 years, [hereinafter referred to as "the detenue"]. According to him, she was working in Arumuga Match Factory in Sivakasi. From 24.10.2011 onwards, she has been missing. In this regard, the petitioner made a complaint to the second respondent. On the said complaint, a case has been registered in Crime No.786 of 2011 for "woman missing". Since the girl has not been secured so far, the petitioner has come up with this Habeas Corpus Petition seeking a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the detenue before this Court and set her at liberty. 2. It is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that the investigation has revealed that the detenue has married the fifth respondent herein and they are living happily in Thiruppur. But, their exact place of residence could not be so far ascertained. He would further submit that effective steps are being taken to locate and secure them. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that if it is true that the detenue has married the fifth respondent, the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 petitioner has got no objection for her to continue to live happily with the fifth respondent. The said statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is recorded. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents 3 to 5 would submit that the respondents 3 to 5 have got no information about the whereabouts of the fifth respondent. 5. We have considered the above submissions. From the rival submissions, it could be deduced that there is no illegal detention of the detenue. It appears to be a love affair resulting in marriage. Therefore, no direction as prayed for by the petitioner in this Habeas Corpus Petition could be issued. In such view of the matter, we are inclined to close this Habeas Corpus Petition. 6. In the result, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed with a direction to the second respondent to expedite the investigation to find out the whereabouts of the detenue and to set her at liberty, if she is in any illegal confinement. SD ASST REGISTRAR(RTI ACT) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR NB To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District,Virudhunagar. 2.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station,Virudhunagar District. 3.The Addl Public Prosecutor,Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,Madurai. SB:10/01/2012 2P 4C ORDER MADE IN HABEAS CORPUS PETITION(MD).No.1054 of 2011 20.12.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/