In a habeas corpus petition seeking direction to produce the petitioner's wife and son detained by the third respondent, the court found no illegal detention as it was a case of elopement. The petition was dismissed.
Habeas corpus petition stands closed; no direction to produce the body.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.09.2019
Coram
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN
H.C.P. No.1214 of 2018
B.Thiyagu ... Petitioner
-vs-
1.State by: Inspector of Police,
D-5 Marina Police Station,
Chennai - 600 005.
2.The Commissioner of Police,
Greater Chennai,
E.V.R. Periyar Salai,
Veparry, Chennai - 7.
3.Anna Durai ... Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the body of the petitioner's wife Swetha, aged 26 years and son Gokulan, age 3 years who is detained by the third respondent herein from the illegal custody of the third respondent before this Court and set their liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.N.Saravanan
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.]
Seeking a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to produce the body of the petitioner's wife Swetha, aged 26 years and son Gokulan, aged 3 years, who is detained by the third respondent
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herein from the illegal custody of the third respondent before this Court and set them at liberty, the present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1.The Inspector of Police,
D-5 Marina Police Station,
Chennai - 600 005.
2.The Commissioner of Police,
Greater Chennai,
E.V.R. Periyar Salai,
Veparry, Chennai - 7.
3.The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
AKM/31.10.19/2P-4C /
H.C.P. No. 1214 of 2018
1 issue framed by the court
Whether there was illegal detention of the petitioner's wife and son justifying a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
B.Thiyagu
State [Inspector of Police]
State [Commissioner of Police]
Anna Durai
M.M.SUNDRESH
RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN
As recorded by the court registry
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