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Sasikala v. The Superintendent of Police

Madras HC21 Apr 2026HCP/728/2026

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What is this about?

HCP No. 728 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 21-04-2026 by Dr. Anita Sumanth J. with Sunder Mohan J. Habeas corpus petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India closed: no averment of illegal detention of husband Boopathi in FIR (Cr.No.31 of 2026, Thandrampet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai) or affidavit; petitioner's own case that he eloped with R3 (Mala); State directed to pursue man-missing and woman-missing complaints expeditiously per law. Keywords: habeas corpus, illegal detention, elopement, missing person complaints, Tiruvannamalai, Thandrampet.

What did the court decide?

Neither the FIR nor the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition contains any averment that Boopathi is in illegal detention. ¶28

Sasikala Vs The Superintendent of Police — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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HCP No. 728 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 21-04-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

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HCP No. 728 of 2026

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Sasikala

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W/o. Boopathi, No.191, Punashpadi Irular Kudiyiruppu, Thandrampattu Village and Post, Thandrampattu Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District. 606 707.

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..Petitioner(s)

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The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District.

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The Inspector of Police, Thandrampet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. Cr.No.31 of 2026.

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Mala W/o.Boominathan, Keelvanakkampadi Village, Thandrampattu Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District.

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..Respondent(s)

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HCP No. 728 of 2026

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Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of directing the 2^nd Respondent herein to produce the petitioner’s Husband Mr.Boopathi S/o. Vijayakumar by person or body before this hon’ble Court and set him at Liberty.

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Silambuselvan For Respondent(s): Mr. R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor Assisted By Mr. N. Narkeeran For R1 And R2

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by Dr.Anita Sumanth J.)

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Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, learned Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by

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Mr.M.Sylvester John, learned counsel accepts notice for the respondents and is

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armed with instructions to enable a final disposal of this matter. Hence, by consent of both sides, a final order is passed in this HCP.

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This HCP is filed by a 22 year old woman seeking issuance of a Writ

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of Habeas Corpus to produce her husband Boopathi, S/o of Vijayakumar. We do not find, either in the FIR or in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, any averment in support of the position that the said Boopathi is in illegal detention. In fact, the very case of the petitioner is that he has eloped with R3. In such circumstances, the question of maintaining the present HCP would not arise.

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HCP No. 728 of 2026

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Needless to state that this would not exonerate the State from doing the

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needful to act on both the complaint of the petitioner for man missing and the complaint of the family members of R3 for woman missing and secure them as

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expeditiously as possible, and in accordance with law.

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