J.Grace Merry v. the Commissioner of Police
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What is this about?
Petitioner filed a habeas corpus petition to produce her son allegedly in illegal custody. The court recorded that the son was in judicial custody following arrest and production before a Magistrate, thereby closing the petition.
What did the court decide?
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02.02.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM
H.C.P.No.120 of 2021
J.Grace Merry ..Petitioner Vs. 1.The Commissioner of Police, O/o.Commissioner of Police, Chennai - 600 007. 2.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, St.Thomas Mount, Chennai - 600 016. 3.State represented by The Inspector of Police, S~14, Peerkankaranai Police Station, Chennai. ..Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the respondents to produce my son Raja @ Johnson Raja, aged about 19 years, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Prabhakaran For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.]
The habeas corpus petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondents to produce my son Raja @ Johnson Raja, aged about 19 years, before this Court and set him at liberty.
- It is the case of the petitioner that her son Raja @ Johnson Raja is in the illegal custody of the respondents.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
J.Grace Merry
- respondent
The Commissioner of Police, O/o.Commissioner of Police, Chennai
- respondent
The Deputy Commissioner of Police, St.Thomas Mount, Chennai
- respondent
The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Peerkankaranai Police Station
Coram
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