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Vijayakumar v. the Commissioner of Police

Madras HC12 Mar 2024HCP/521/2024

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What is this about?

Petitioner filed a habeas corpus petition for his missing 18-year-old daughter. Court noted police registered a missing person complaint under Crime No.101/2024 and investigation was ongoing. Court directed police to expedite investigation and file a final report, thereby closing the petition.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondents to expedite investigation in Crime No.101/2024 and file final report.

Vijayakumar Vs the Commissioner of Police — Child Custody and Guardianship | Madras HC (2024)

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HCP.No.521 of 2024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 12.03.2024

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

H.C.P.No.521 of 2024

Vijayakumar

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissionerate of Police, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

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2.The Inspector of Police, Madukkarai Police Station, Coimbatore District.

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3.Sugumar ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the body of person of the petitioner's daughter namely Arunika, D/o.Vijayakumar, aged about 18 years, before this Court, who is under the

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illegal custody of the 3^rd respondent and to set her at liberty.

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For Petitioner : M/s.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.C. Aravind

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ORDER

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M.S.RAMESH, J. AND SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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When the petitioner's daughter, namely Arunika, aged about 18 years, had gone missing, he had given a complaint on 10.02.2024 before the second respondent Police and the same came to be registered in Crime No.101/2024. Since the petitioner's daughter could not be traced within a reasonable time, he has filed the present Habeas Corpus Petition.

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2. Today, when the matter was called, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner's complaint has been registered in Crime No.101/2024 on 10.02.2024 as 'woman missing' and that the second respondent Police is conducting the investigation to locate the petitioner's

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daughter.

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3. Since the second respondent Police had registered the petitioner's

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complaint and are in the process of investigating the same, we deem it fit that the first and second respondents could be directed to expedite the investigation and file a final report.

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4. In view of the above, the prayer sought for in the present Habeas

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Corpus Petition does not require consideration. Accordingly, there shall be a direction to the first and second respondents herein, to expedite the investigation in Crime No.101/2024 and file a final report, as expeditiously as possible.

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5. With the above direction, the Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

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[M.S.R., J] [S.M., J]

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12.03.2024

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Index: Yes/No

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M.S.RAMESH, J. and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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1.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissionerate of Police, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

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2.The Inspector of Police, Madukkarai Police Station, Coimbatore District.

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3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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12.03.2024

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