IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated: 24.08.2006 Coram:- The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.SATHASIVAM and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.MANIKUMAR H.C.P. No.781 of 2006 Goutam Chand Jain ... Petitioner vs. 1. State by Inspector of Police, F-2 Egmore Police Station, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. 2. Girish 3. Sirish Suresh @ Bala 4. Vipul Lalwani ... Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to direct the respondents to produce the body of the petitioner's daughter by name Miss. Pooja (the detenu), aged 18 years, before court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.C.M.Gunasekaran For R-2 to R-4 : Mr.J.Karuppiah For R-1 : Mr.M.Babu Muthu Meeran, Addl. Public Prosecutor. O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by P.SATHASIVAM, J.) The petitioner herein seeks for a direction to the respondents for production of her daughter by name Pooja, aged about 18 years, before this Court and to set her at liberty. 2. Pursuant to the direction of this Court, the detenue appeared before us. We enquired her. According to her, she is a major, aged about about 18 years, her date of birth being 03.07.1988. In the course of enquiry, she informed us that, on 17.08.2006, she married the second respondent by name Girish and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ that the marriage was performed at Perambalur and registered before the authority concerned, viz., Sub-Registrar, Veppanthattai, Perambalur. Marriage Certificate, evidencing registration of the marriage between the detenue and the second respondent, is also produced. To our question, she expressed that she is happy with the second respondent and denied the allegation that she was illegally detained by the respondents particularly the second respondent. She also stated that she wants to continue the marital life with the second respondent. 3. Taking note of the fact that she is a major and in view of her claim that she married the second respondent and is happily living with him as on date, we are of the view that no further adjudication is required in this petition. She is free to decide her future according to her wish. With the above observation, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. Sd/- Asst. Registrar. /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar. JI. To 1. The Inspector of Police, F-2 Egmore Police Station, Egmore, Chennai-600008. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. HCP No.781/2006. NTK (CO) kk 30/8 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/