1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.07.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN H.C.P(MD)No.460 of 2011 S.Karuppasamy .. Petitioner vs. State through- 1.The Commissioner of Police, Trichy, Trichy District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Kottai Police Station, Trichy District. (Crime No.802/11). 3.Bala Murugan .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the 2nd respondent to produce the body or person of the petitioner's daughter namely Lakshmi aged about 19 years before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.M.Subash Babu For respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA , J) The petitioner is the father of the detenue, Lakshmi. It is stated in the affidavit filed by the petitioner that her daughter has been missing from 13.5.2011 and he has also made an enquiry but in vain and thereafter, it is learnt that the third respondent had kidnapped the detenue and is keeping her under illegal custody. Therefore, the petitioner preferred a complaint to the respondent police. Since there was no response to the complaint, he filed the present Habeas Corpus Petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent police. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3. Today, the detenue is produced before the Court. We enquired the detenue. She is aged 19 years. She stated that she married the third respondent herein viz., Balamurugan and is living with him happily. She further stated that she is not under the illegal custody of the third respondent. We also ascertained from the detenue that she is willing to go with the third respondent herein. 4. Consequently, we find that no case is made out that the detenue is under the illegal custody of the third respondent. Under the circumstances, we feel nothing survives in this petition for consideration and therefore, recording the statement of the detenue, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Writs) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Trichy, Trichy District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Kottai Police Station, Trichy District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to M/s.N.Subash Babu, Advocate Sr.No.24551 asvm ssk/04.08.2011 /5c-2p/- H.C.P(MD)No.460 of 2011 22.7.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/