1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU H.C.P(MD)No.645 of 2011 Karupasamy .. Petitioner vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District,Virudhunagar. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sivakasi, Virudhuangar District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station,Virudhunagar District. 4.Mrs.Karupayee 5.Mrs.Angulakshmi .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 to produce body or person of the detenu, Muthu Selvam, S/o.Karupasamy (17 years), before this Court and from the illegal detention of the 4th and 5th respondents and hand over his custody to the petitioner. For petitioner : Mr.M.Jothi Basu For respondents 1 to 3: Mr.A.Ramar,Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J) The petitioner is the father of one Muthu Selvam, aged 19 years. He has been found missing from 21.6.2011 onwards. After searching, he filed a complaint before the third respondent, upon which, a case has been registered in Crime No.547 of 2011 for "boy missing". Since the boy was not secured, the petitioner has come forward with this Habeas Corpus Petition. 2. The third respondent has filed a status report wherein he has stated, inter alia, that every effort is being made to find out the whereabouts of the boy and to secure him and the case is under investigation. We are satisfied with the same. 3. In our considered opinion, when there is no allegation of any illegal detention and when it is a simple case of missing of boy, and in view of the investigation, which is stated to be continuing in the right direction, no further orders are necessary at this stage. Hence, the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Habeas Corpus Petition is closed, however, with a direction to the third respondent to continue the investigation expeditiously. Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(RECORDS) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR asvm To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District,Virudhunagar. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sivakasi, Virudhuangar District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai. SB 02/01/2012 2P 5C H.C.P(MD)No.645 of 2011 19.12.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/