Habeas Corpus petition filed by a wife seeking production of her husband detained at a police station. Court found no illegal detention as the matter was merely a matrimonial dispute and dismissed the petition.
Petition dismissed; no direction for production of detenu.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.07.2019
Coram
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.NIRMAL KUMAR
H.C.P.No.274 of 2019
Sarmila .. Petitioner/Wife of Detenue
Vs.
1. The Superintendent of Police,
Thiruvallur District,
Thiruvallur.
2. The Inspector of Police,
T6 Avadi Police Station,
Thiruvallur District.
3. Soundaravel
4. Saraswathi .. Respondents
3 rd and 4 th respondents are impleaded as per the
order of this Court dated 26.06.2019 made in
Crl.M.P.No.3732 of 2019.
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India praying for a writ of habeas corpus, to direct the 2 nd
respondent to produce the petitioner's husband Saravanakumar
aged about 33 years before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner .. Mr.K.Subash For R1 & R2 .. Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj Additional Public Prosecutor For R3 & R4 .. No appearance ORDER
(Order of the Court was delivered by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.)
The petitioner is the wife of the detenu – Saravanakumar, aged 33 years. She has come up with this petition
seeking a direction to the respondents for production of the detenu.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS-III)
//True copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
kmk/msrm
To,
1. The Superintendent of Police,
Thiruvallur District,
Thiruvallur.
2. The Inspector of Police,
T6 Avadi Police Station,
Thiruvallur District.
3. The Public Prosecutor,
High Court of Madras,
Madras.
H.C.P.No.274 of 2019
CA(CO)
GMY(28/08/2019)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ of habeas corpus lies to direct the production of a husband detained in a matrimonial dispute.
Sarmila
The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvallur District
The Inspector of Police, T6 Avadi Police Station
Soundaravel
Saraswathi
M.M.SUNDRESH
M.NIRMAL KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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