IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 04.04.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH
H.C.P No.270 of 2017
Uma Mageshwari Petitioner Vs
1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep., by the Inspector of Police, Kelampakkam Police Station, Kelampakkam.
2. B.Kamatchi .. Respondents
Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus of any other appropriate writ or directing the first respondent to produce the detenu Hermal Elangovan in person or body of the petitioner's husband Hermal Elangovan, aged about 34 years before this Court.
For Petitioner : M/s.Selvi George For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R. Rajentren Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S. NAGAMUTHU,J.,) The petitioner is the wife of one Hermal Elangovan, aged about 34 years. According to the petitioner, Hermal Elangovan has been found missing from 25.01.2017 onwards. Since, he is not secured by the 1st respondent, the petitioner has come up with this Habeas Corpus Petition.
2. Today, when the matter was taken up, it was submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that the investigation revealed that the detenu is living with the 2nd respondent, who herself is a married woman. The investigation of the case is under progress.
3. Recording the above statement, the Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed, however, with a direction to the 1st respondent, Police to expedite the investigation.
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1. The Inspector of Police, Kelampakkam Police Station, Kelampakkam.
2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.,
And
Dr.ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
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