Petitioner filed a writ of habeas corpus regarding his missing son in Cr. No. of 2019. Upon reviewing the investigation report, the Court ordered the petitioner to continue tracing the detenu and closed the petition.
Petitioner directed to continue investigating to trace the missing detenu; petition closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 09.11.2020
Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 111 of 2020
T.C.Veerappan ... Petitioner
-vs-
1.The State Rep by
The Inspector of Police,
Perundurai Police Station,
Perundurai, Erode District.
2.The Superintendent of Police,
Office of the Superintendent of Police,
District Police Head Quarters,
Erode, Erode District.
3.The Managing Director,
M/s.Imratex Baniyan Company,
Panikkampalayam, Perundurai,
Erode District. ... Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents herein to produce the son of the petitioner namely Duraisamy, aged about 37 years, son of Veerappan, before this Court, and set the victim at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.O.Selvam For Respondents Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, : Addl. Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.]
The petitioner is the father of the detenu seeks his custody pursuant to the case registered for man missing in Cr. No. of 2019. The detenu is stated to be missing from 05.12.2019 onwards.
2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents 1 and 2.
3.As there was no substantial progress pursuant to the orders passed by this Court on 19.03.2020, the investigation has been transferred to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode Rural Sub Division, Perundurai, Erode District. A report has also been filed by the said officer dated 08.11.2020.
4.We have perused the report. The report indicates the steps that are taken to trace the detenu.
5.On a perusal of the aforesaid report, while directing the said officer, namely, the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode Rural Sub Division, Perundurai, Erode District to continue with the investigation and trace the detenu, the habeas corpus petition stands closed. As and when the detenu is secured, he should be produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate.
//True Copy//
Sd/Assistant Registrar(CS) Sub Assistant Registrar
mmi/ssm
To
4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
H.C.P. No. 111 of 2020
UM CO SDR 11/12/2020
T.C.Veerappan
The State Rep by the Inspector of Police, Perundurai Police Station
The Superintendent of Police, Erode
The Managing Director, M/s.Imratex Baniyan Company
M.M.SUNDRESH
D.KRISHNAKUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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