Single judge dismissed a habeas corpus petition seeking direction to produce the petitioner's son and daughter-in-law. The court held based on records that the arrests were lawful and no illegal detention existed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.6.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM
AND
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA
H.C.P.No.956 of 2020 S.Murugeswari ...Petitioner Vs 1.State of Tamil Nadu, rep.by its Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Chennai–9. 2.The Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai-4.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur.
4.The Inspector of Police, Avinashipayalaym Police Station, Tiruppur District. ...Respondents
PETITION under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the body and person of the petitioner’s son Mr.Purushothaman, S/O Selvaraj, aged about 34 years and the petitioner’s daughter in law Mrs.Sharmila, W/O Purushothaman, aged 28 years, now illegally detained by respondents 3 and 4 and set them at liberty forthwith.
For Petitioner : Ms.Nadhiya
For Respondents: Mrs.Prabhavathi, APP
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM,J)
We have elaborately heard Ms.Nadhiya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.Prabhavathi, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.
Sd/Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the detention of the petitioner's son and daughter-in-law under Cr.No.987 of 2020 was illegal.
S.Murugeswari
State of Tamil Nadu
Director General of Police
Superintendent of Police
Inspector of Police
T.S.Sivagnanam
Pushpa Sathyanaarayana
As recorded by the court registry
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