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.530 of 2011 Samson .. Petitioner vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Karambakudi Police Station, Pudukkottai District. 3.John 4.Arockiasamy .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the Respondents 1 and 2 to produce the body of detenue S.Princila, D/o.Samson, aged about 18 years, illegally detained by the 3rd and 4th respondents before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.S.Deenadhayalan For respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor For 3rd respondent : Mr.K.Saravanan ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J) The petitioner is the father of the detenue, Princila, aged 18 years. 2. According to the petitioner, the detenue was kidnapped by respondents 3 and 4 in a car and she was brutally assaulted and upon his complaint, a case was registered in Crime No.213 of 2011 against respondents 3 and 4 under Section 366-A of IPC wherein respondents 3 and 4 were arrayed as A1 and A2. Since the Police did not take any further action in the matter, the petitioner has come forward with this Habeas Corpus Petition seeking for the relief stated above. 3. 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 4. The detenue and the third respondent are present before the Court. 5. When we enquired the detenue, she stated that she had left the place on her own will along with her aunt's son who is the third respondent herein and got married to him on 27.6.2010. According to her, she is 19 years old and she is not detained by the third respondent. 6. We also enquired the third respondent, who has stated that the detenue came on her own accord and they got married and they are living as husband wife. 7. The petitioner is absent today. 8. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has come to know about their marriage only recently and he has no objection to the detenue living with the third respondent. 9. Under the circumstances, since it is seen that the detenue is not under illegal custody of the third respondent and nothing remains in this petition for consideration, recording statement of the detene and the third respondent, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (C.O) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Karambakudi Police Station, Pudukkottai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. H.C.P(MD)No.530 of 2011 22.7.2011 asvm RJ/2.8.11 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/