Case brief
What is this about?
Maharajan v. State of Tamil Nadu (Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City; Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station), H.C.P(MD) No.690 of 2025, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 23.06.2025 (A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J.; R.Poornima, J.). Habeas corpus under Article 226 for detenue Maheswari (19), missing since 13.06.2025; Crime No.325 of 2025 registered under “Woman Missing”; detenue traced at Rajapalayam and produced in Court; she left home on her own volition resisting a forced marriage to one Ganesan and wished to continue B.A English at Xavier College, Palayamkottai; mother Isakkiammal agreed to her education; Court held she was not in illegal detention and closed the petition. Keywords: habeas corpus, missing person, Woman Missing, illegal detention, detenue produced, petition closed.
What did the court decide?
The Court found that the missing person is not in the illegal detention of anybody and that she had expressed her willingness to go along with her mother; accordingly, the Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.