C.Venatesh v. the State of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
A writ petition under Article 226 sought a Writ of Habeas Corpus to produce a detenu illegally held by private individuals. The Court directed the detenu's presence, found it had no basis to investigate the conflicting versions of the parties, and closed the petition leaving the detenu to pursue other remedies.
What did the court decide?
Habeas Corpus petition stood closed; the detenu was produced and set at liberty; no further orders.
What the court decided
In the High Court of Judicature at Madras
Dated: 12.3.2015
Coram:
The Hon'ble Mr.Justice M.Jaichandren and The Hon'ble Ms.Justice K.B.K.Vasuki
H.C.P. No.371 of 2015
C.Venkatesh .. Petitioner
vs.
1.State, rep. by its Secretary,
Home Dept.,
Fort St. George, Chennai.
2.The Superintendent of Police,
Salem.
3.The Commissioner of Police,
Salem City, Salem.
4.The Inspector of Police,
Edappadi Police Station,
Salem Dist.
5.Chinnathampi
6.Vadivelu
7.Perumal @ Ranger
8.Saravanan
9.Mani
10.Gopal
11.Moorthy .. Respondents
Prayer: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the relief as stated therein to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the Respondents 2 to 4 to produce Mr.Gopi, aged 47 years from the illegal detention and custody of Respondents 5 to 11 before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.
For petitioner : Mr.C.Ananda Ramani For respondents : Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, APP 1 to 4
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Court should issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing public respondents to produce a detenu kept in custody by private individuals.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
C.Venkatesh
- respondent
State, rep. by its Secretary, Home Dept., Fort St. George, Chennai
- respondent
The Superintendent of Police, Salem
- respondent
The Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Salem
- respondent
The Inspector of Police, Edappadi Police Station, Salem Dist.
Case details
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