1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 17.08.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.P.S.JANARTHANA RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN H.C.P(MD)No.580 of 2011 S.Nagalingam .. Petitioner vs. 1.The Inspector of Police, Devadhana Patti Police Station,Theni District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District,Theni. 3.R.Kathiresan 4.N.Rajamani 5.Tmt.Kajalakshmi .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the Respondents to produce the body of the petitioner's daughter namely Jeya Pratha Devi (22/2011) before this Court and set her at liberty. For petitioner : Mr.P.Subbiah For respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.C.Ramesh, Addl.Public Prosecutor For respondents 3 to 5: Mr.J.Lawrance ORDER (Order of the Court was made by ARUNA JAGADEESAN, J) This petition has been filed by the petitioner, who is the father of the detenue viz., Jeya Pratha Devi, for a direction to the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court and to set her at liberty. 2. According to the petitioner, the detenue was studying Computer Course in a Computer Centre at Silvar Patti. She went to the class as usual but she did not return home. After making search for the detenue, he lodged a complaint with the first respondent. Though the first respondent issued a receipt, he did not take any efforts to trace out the detenue. Therefore, the petitioner has come forward with this petition to trace out the detenue. 3. Today, the detenue is present in the Court. The petitioner is also present in the Court. 4. When we enquired the detenue, she has categorically stated that she has got married to the third respondent whom she loved for three years and she is now living with him as husband and wife and his parents accepted their marriage and all of them are living as joint family and so, she expressed her willingness to go with her husband/the third respondent https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 herein and expressed her unwillingness to go with her parents. The statement of the detenue is recorded. The petitioner is also informed of the statement of the detenue now. 5. In view of the above fact, since the detenue is a major and she is not under illegal custody of any one, the Habeas Corpus Petition deserves to be closed as nothing survives for consideration and accordingly, the same is closed. SD DEPUTY REGISTRAR ( WRITS ) /TRUE COPY/ ASST REGISTRAR asvm To 1.The Inspector of Police, Devadhana Patti Police Station, Theni District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District, Theni. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. DM:2011:AUGUST:29:: H.C.P(MD)No.580 of 2011 17.08.2011 2P:4C:: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/