Court directed Assistant Commissioner to monitor investigation into missing woman Sunaitha Beevi and produced her only when secured before the IX Metropolitan Magistrate.
Direction to Assistant Commissioner to monitor investigation and IX Metropolitan Magistrate to pass custody orders when detenue is secured.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.02.2021
Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.SIVAGNANAM
H.C.P. No.193 of 2021
Mumthaj Begam .. Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Commissioner of Police,
Greater Chennai,
Vepery, Chennai – 600 007.
2.The Inspector of Police,
J1, Saidapet Police Station,
Chennai – 600 015.
3.Arunraj .. Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents to produce the body of the detenue namely Sunaitha Beevi, D/o.Shahul Hameed, Muslim, aged about 25 years, before this Court and set her at liberty.
For Petitioner .. Mrs.R.Angalaparameswari For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl. Public Prosecutor O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J .]
The present habeas corpus petition has been filed seeking to secure the detenue namely Sunaitha Beevi, D/o.Shahul Hameed, Muslim, aged about 25 years and produce her before this Court and set her at liberty.
daughters of the petitioner, a case in J1-Saidapet Police Station Crime No.11 of 2021 for 'woman missing' has been registered on 07.01.2021 and during the course of investigation, it came to the light that Sunaitha Beevi has run away with her own elder sister's husband Arunraj.
H.C.P. No. 193 of 2021 25.02.2021
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the police has failed to locate the missing woman necessitating court supervision.
What directions should be issued to monitor the investigation regarding the missing detenue.
Mumthaj Begam
The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai
The Inspector of Police, J1, Saidapet Police Station
Arunraj
P.N.PRAKASH
V.SIVAGNANAM
As recorded by the court registry
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