1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU HABEAS CORPUS PETITION(MD).No.1006 of 2011 G.Neerathilingam : Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City Police, Tirunelveli 3.The Inspector of Police, Junction Police Station, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 4.The Principal, Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 5.The Warden, Elevenir Employers Women Private Hostel, Near TSS Office, Balapackia Nagar, Tirunelveli Junction, Tirunelveli. 6.The Managing Director, “Saranalayam” TSS Office Compound, Balapackia Nagar, Tirunelveli Junction, Tirunelveli District. : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to direct the respondents herein to produce the body or person of the detenue, namely, Ayyammal @ Anusia aged about 19 years, daughter of the petitioner before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Baskaran For Respondents 1 to 3 : Mr.A.Ramar Additional Public Prosecutor For Respondent 4 : T.A.Ebanezar For Respondents 5 & 6 : R.Arockiaraj O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.] The petitioner is the father of one Iyyammal @ Anushiya, aged 19 years. She was studying in Saral Tucker College in Tirunelveli. She was staying in a private women hostel at Tirunelveli. At 16.09.2011, she left the hostel after making necessary entries in the register by informing that she was proceeding to her village. Thereafter, she did not return to the hostel. The petitioner went in search of her, but https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 could not succeed. Then, he made a complaint to the respondent, upon which, a case has been registered in Crime No.760 of 2011 for 'woman missing' and the case is under investigation. Since steps have not been taken to secure the girl, the petitioner is aggrieved and that is how, he is before this Court with this petition. 2. The sixth respondent, the Manager of the hostel, has filed a counter narrating the fact that on 16.09.2011, the detenue left the hostel after making necessary entries in the register. She has also produced a xerox copy of the register to substantiate the said contention. 3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that steps are being taken to find out the location of the girl and to secure her. He would further submit that the investigation is taken in the right direction and all the efforts are being made to secure her. The said statement is recorded. 4. In our considered opinion, as there is no allegation of any illegal detention and it is a case of 'woman missing' and since a case has been registered and the same is investigated in the right direction, we are of the view that at this stage no direction, as prayed for by the petitioner, could be given. We are inclined to close this Habeas corpus Petition, since there is no illegal detention. Accordingly, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed, however, with a direction to the third respondent to expedite the investigation and with a further direction to the second respondent to monitor the investigation closely. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Records) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1.The District Collector, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City Police, Tirunelveli 3.The Inspector of Police, Junction Police Station, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.T.A.Ebnezer, Advocate, SR.No.44275 RR GH : 04.01.2012 : 2p/6c ORDER MADE IN HABEAS CORPUS PETITION(MD).No.1006 of 2011 16.12.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/