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P.Govindaraji v. State Rep by

Madras HC5 Feb 2021HCP/393/2020

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What is this about?

In a Habeas Corpus petition filed under Article 226, the Court closed the matter by directing the Deputy Superintendent of Police to monitor the investigation and inform the petitioner upon securing the detenu for production.

What did the court decide?

Petition closed with direction to D.S.P. Arakkonam to monitor the investigation and inform the petitioner when the detenu is secured for production.

P.Govindaraji Vs State Rep by — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2021)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 05.02.2021

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM

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H.C.P.No.393 of 2020

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P.Govindaraji .. Petitioner/Father

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Vs. State represented by The Inspector of Police, Thakkolam Police Station, Arakkonam Taluk, Ranipettai District. .. Respondents

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Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the first respondent to produce the petitioner's son viz., G.Ponnambalam @ Vadivelu, aged 45 years, S/o.P.Govindaraji, before this Court and set him at liberty.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vijayanand For Respondent : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor ORDER [Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.]

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The habeas corpus petition has been filed seeking to direct the first respondent to produce the petitioner's son viz., G.Ponnambalam @ Vadivelu, aged 45 years, S/o.P.Govindaraji, before this Court and set him at liberty.

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It is the case of the petitioner that his son Ponnambalam @ Vadivelu, aged about 45 years, went missing since 04.01.2016 and that the police are not taking effective steps to secure him.

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Today, Mr.K.Jayabal, Head Constable 3362, Thakkolam Police Station, Arakkonam Taluk, Ranipet District, is present.

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On instructions, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that on a complaint given by the petitioner, a case in Thakkolam Police Station Crime No.2 of

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2016 was registered on 08.01.2016 and during the course of investigation, it came to light that Ponnambalam was a drunkard and also separated from his wife.

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Recording the same, this habeas corpus petition is closed with a direction to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Arakkonam, to monitor the investigation in Thakkolam Police Station Crime No.2 of 2016 and keep the petitioner informed of the developments, if any. As and when the detenu is secured, he may be produced before the Judicial Magistrate Court, Arakkonam, under intimation to the petitioner.

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-s/d-
Assistant Registrar
True Copy
Sub-Assistant Registrar
nsd
To
1.The Judicial Magistrate,
Arakkonam.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
Arakkonam.
3.The Inspector of Police,
Thakkolam Police Station,
Arakkonam Taluk,
Ranipettai District.
4.The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
H.C.P. No.393 of 2020
VGII(CO)
SP(01/03/2021)

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