A Habeas Corpus petition filed by the brother of a detained woman seeking her production and release. The Court recorded that the detenue was produced by the police, stated she left voluntarily, and was willing to accompany her brother. The petition was therefore closed with no substantive order on detention.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 14.06.2017
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN
H.C.P(MD)No.737 of 2017
S.T.Swamidoss : Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District,
Sivagangai.
2.The Sub-Inspector of Police,
Manamadurai Sipcot Police Station,
Manamadurai, Sivagangai District.
3.Raja,
4.Saravanan : Respondents
PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus petition, directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to produce the body or person of the detenue petitioner's sister namely S.T.Jeyaperinbam W/o. J.Prince, aged about 52 years before this Hon'ble Court and set her at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.K.Saravanan
For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.T.Mohan
Additional Public Prosecutor
For Respondents 3 & 4 : No appearance
O R D E R
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[Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.]
This petitioner is the brother of the detenue, who is aged about 52 years and allegedly detained by the private respondents. To produce her before this Court, this Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed.
2.The respondent police have secured and produced the detenue before us. When we questioned her, she has stated that nobody has https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ detained her and she on her own volition went away from the house of the petitioner and now she is willing to go along with the
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petitioner.
3.Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CO)
/True Copy/
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
Sivagangai District.
+1cc to Mr.V.K.Saravanan Advocate in SR. No.60267 Is JS/KP/SAR.2/22.6.2017/2P-5C
H.C.P(MD)No.737 of 2017 14.06.2017
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the detenue was voluntarily absent or illegally detained.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
S.T.Swamidoss
Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District
Sub-Inspector of Police, Manamadurai
Raja
Saravanan
T.S.Sivagnanam
P.Velmurugan
As recorded by the court registry
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