HCP(MD)No.659 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.07.2025 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA HCP(MD)No.659 of 2025 Mariyammal ... Petitioner vs. 1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai. 2. The Inspector of Police, Appanthirupathy Police Station, Madurai District. 3. Mukeshwaran @ Mukil ... Respondents PRAYER : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the 2nd respondent to produce the body or person of petitioner's daughter namely, Thirisha D/o Murugesan, aged about 17 years before this Court and hand over the custody to the petitioner. Page No.1 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP(MD)No.659 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.K.Sathish Kumar For R1 & R2 : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to direct the 2nd respondent to produce the body or person of the petitioner's daughter namely, Thirisha D/o.Murugesan, aged about 17 years before this Court and hand over the custody to the petitioner. 2. The case of the petitioner is that her daughter/detenue aged 17 years, was found missing from 01.06.2025. Since the search of the detenue ended in vain, she lodged a complaint before the 2nd respondent/Police on 02.06.2025, based on which, a case in Crime No.78 of 2025 was registered by the 2nd respondent/Police under 'girl missing'. It is the further case of the petitioner that the 3rd respondent followed the detenue for the past some months and harassed her stating that he fell in love with the detenue and apprehending that he would have kidnapped the detenue, the petitioner informed the said fact to the 2nd Page No.2 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP(MD)No.659 of 2025 respondent/Police, but no action was taken to trace the detenue. Hence, this petition. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the missing person namely, Thirisha is produced before this Court. When we enquired the detenue. She submitted that she was not under illegal detention and she wants to go along with her mother/petitioner. 4. Recording the statement of the detenue, the custody of the detenue was handed over to the petitioner/mother. 5. The Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of accordingly [A.D.J.C, J.] [R.P, J.] 01.07.2025 Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No bala Page No.3 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP(MD)No.659 of 2025 To 1. The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai. 2. The Inspector of Police, Appanthirupathy Police Station, Madurai District. Page No.4 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP(MD)No.659 of 2025 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J. AND R.POORNIMA, J. bala ORDER MADE IN HCP(MD)No.659 of 2025 DATED : 01.07.2025 Page No.5 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis