Writ petitioner filed under Art. 226 for Habeas Corpus regarding wife's disappearance. Court noted police registration of complaint and order directed police to expedite investigation and file final report, closing the Habeas Corpus petition.
Direction to respondents to expedite investigation in Crime No.1558/2020 and file a final report.
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HCP.No.514 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 12.03.2024
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN
H.C.P.No.514 of 2024
P.Nagarajan
... Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Commissioner of Police, No.132, Commissioner Office Building, EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai – 600 007.
2.The Inspector of Police, T-4, Maduravoyal Police Station, 358G+VMM, Koyambedu, Poonamallee High Road, Maduravoyal, Chennai – 600 095.
3.Shanmugam ... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to produce the petitioner's wife namely Neelavathi, W/o.Nagarajan, aged about 38 years, before this Court from the illegal custody of the 3rd respondent and to set her at liberty.
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For Petitioner : Mr.N.Arun Kumar (No appearance) For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.C. Aravind
ORDER
M.S.RAMESH, J. AND SUNDER MOHAN, J.
When the petitioner's wife, namely Neelavathi, aged about 38 years, had gone missing, he had given a complaint on 21.11.2020 before the second respondent Police and the same came to be registered in Crime No.1558/2020. Since the petitioner's wife could not be traced within a reasonable time, he has filed the present Habeas Corpus Petition.
2. Today, when the matter was called, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner's complaint has been registered in Crime No.1558/2020 on 21.11.2020 as 'woman missing' and that the second respondent Police is conducting the investigation to locate the petitioner's wife.
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3. Since the second respondent Police had registered the petitioner's complaint and are in the process of investigating the same, we deem it fit that the respondents could be directed to expedite the investigation and file a final report.
4. In view of the above, the prayer sought for in the present Habeas Corpus Petition does not require consideration. Accordingly, there shall be a direction to the respondents herein, to expedite the investigation in Crime
No.1558/2020 and file a final report, as expeditiously as possible.
5. With the above direction, the Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.
[M.S.R., J] [S.M., J]
12.03.2024
Index: Yes/No
Sni
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M.S.RAMESH, J. and SUNDER MOHAN, J.
Sni
To
1.The Commissioner of Police, No.132, Commissioner Office Building, EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai – 600 007.
2.The Inspector of Police, T-4, Maduravoyal Police Station, 358G+VMM, Koyambedu, Poonamallee High Road, Maduravoyal, Chennai – 600 095.
3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
P. Nagarajan
The Commissioner of Police
The Inspector of Police
Shanmugam
M.S. Ramesh
Sunder Mohan
As recorded by the court registry
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