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.596 of 2011 R.Charles ..Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District. 2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Uthamapalayam Police Station, Theni District. 3.M.Murugesan 4.R.Vimal ..Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents 1 and 2 herein to produce the body and person of A.Edison, son of Anthoniyar, aged 24 years, from the illegal custody of respondents 3 and 4 herein, before this Court and set him at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.Arun Murugan For respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the petitioner to direct the respondents 1 and 2 herein to produce the body and person of A.Edison, son of Anthoniyar, aged 24 years, who is alleged to have been illegally detained by the respondents 3 and 4 and set him at liberty. 2.The petitioner is the maternal uncle of the detenu-Edison. According to the petitioner, his sister's son by name Edison/detenu, fell in love with one Suba Natchiyar/daughter of the third respondent herein, and both of them are missing. 3.When the matter was taken up for hearing, the detenu-Edison and the daughter of the third respondent-Suba Natchiyar, appeared https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 before us. When we enquired them, they stated that they loved each other, got married on 06.07.2011 and staying now at Tiruppur, as husband and wife. The detenu-Edison has categorically stated that he is not under the illegal custody of any one, much less the third and fourth respondents herein. 4.From the statements given by the detenu-Edison and the daughter of the third respondent-Suba Natchiyar, it is clear that they are not under the illegal custody of any one, much less the third and fourth respondents. Therefore, recording the statements given by the detenu-Edison as well as the daughter of the third respondent-Suba Natchiyar, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed, as nothing further remains to be considered. 5.Since the detenu-Edison apprehends danger at the hands of the third respondent, the respondent-Police is directed to give suitable protection to the detenu-Edison as well as the daughter of the third respondent-Suba Natchiyar. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Writs) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District. 2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Uthamapalayam Police Station, Theni District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. KM akm/5.8.11 /2p-4c/ HCP(MD)No.596 of 2011 26.07.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/