Mother filed habeas corpus alleging her daughter was confined by her husband (petitioner's son-in-law). Court arranged video-conference appearance, found no illegal detention and treated the matter as a domestic quarrel. Petition closed.
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H.C.P.(MD)No.1298 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 10.11.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
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S.Dilsath Begam ... Petitioner / Mother of the detenue
-vs-
... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to
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produce body or person of the petitioner's daughter namely, S.Bowmitha Begam, daugther of Sabiyulla, aged about 23 years before this Court and set her at liberty, since her daughter was abducted by the fourth respondent and the petitioner apprehending that her daughter's life is in danger in the hands of the fourth respondent and hand over the detenue on the custody of the petitioner.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Mohamed Riyaz
For R1 to R3 : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by C.V.Karthikeyan, J .)
The petition has been filed by the mother, complaining that when
she went over to her daughter's house, she was not permitted to speak to
her daughter. The fourth respondent is the petitioner's son-in-law.
2 . Since the daughter is not under illegal confinement and the
matter appears to be a domestic quarrel or a personal issue between the mother and daughter and/or the son-in-law, we had requested the learned Principal District Judge, Dindigul, to make necessary arrangements for
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all parties to appear before us through video conferencing. Accordingly, the petitioner, her daughter, her son-in-law, her grandson, and the learned counsel for the petitioner are present. A Constable attached to the All Women Police Station, Nilakottai Taluk, Dindigul District, is also present.
3 . We are confident that the issues between the petitioner, the fourth respondent, and her daughter would be settled amicably over passage of time. We are satisfied that the daughter of the petitioner is not under illegal confinement. Hence, the Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.
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[C.V.K., J.] [R.V., J.] 10.11.2025
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's daughter was under illegal confinement by the fourth respondent.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
S.Dilsath Begam
The State, represented through The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul
The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nilakottai
The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Nilakottai
Bajallula
C.V.Karthikeyan
R.Vijayakumar
As recorded by the court registry
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