Dismissed
Prabakar v. the Superintendent of Police
Madras HCHCP(MD)/16/2011
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the father seeking the return of custody of his minor daughter, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed the petition. The Court held the petition was not maintainable given the petitioner's detention in prison and the wife's death, preventing him from effective custody claims.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner's prayer for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to produce the minor child and hand over custody was dismissed with no orders as to costs.