1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE.M.JAICHANDREN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE.S.NAGAMUTHU H.C.P.(MD)No.768 of 2011 Gnanavel : Petitioner Vs 1.The Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station, Alanganallur, Madurai District. 2.Manikandan 3.Mahendran : Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to direct the first respondent to secure and produce the body of the detenue, the petitioner's wife Tamilselvi @ Kanitha, wife of Gnanavel, aged 29 years, before this Court, illegally detained by the second and third respondents and set her at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.A.K.Azagarsami For Respondent.1 : Mr.A.Ramar Addl.Public Prosecutor ORDER [Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU,J.] The petitioner is the husband of one Tamilselvi @ Kanitha, aged 29 years. They have got two minor children. According to the petitioner, the said Tamilselvi @ Kanitha, eloped with one Manikandan, who is the second respondent herein, on 16.06.2011. Thereafter, her whereabouts are not known. With these allegations, the petitioner has preferred a complaint to the first respondent. Upon which, a case in Crime No.213 of 2011 has been registered and the same is under investigation. Since the woman has not been secured by the first respondent, the petitioner has come up with this Habeas Corpus petition seeking a direction to the first respondent to produce the detenue before this Court and to set her at liberty. 2. A status report has been filed by the first respondent wherein inter alia it is stated that the matter is under investigation. It is further stated that this is the case of elopement. 3. From the status report, we could see that there is no illegal detention of the detenue, at the hands of anybody. Even in the complaint it is not stated that the detenue is illegally detained by anybody. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Therefore, nothing survives in this Habeas Corpus petition to be adjudicated upon and the same stands dismissed. However, the first respondent is directed to proceed with the investigation in accordance with law. sd/- Assistant Registrar (Records) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station, Alanganallur, Madurai District. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.768 of 2011 Dated:- 23.11.2011 ssm RJ/9.12.11 2p/3c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/