H.C.P.(MD)No.1339 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.12.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. POORNIMA H.C.P.(MD)No.1339 of 2025 Rajamurugan ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur Superintendent of Police Officer, Thanjavur District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Police Station, Thanjavur District. 3.Kalidas ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents No.1 and 2 herein to produce the person or body of petitioner's daughter namely Selvi.Shalini, aged (19/f), daughter of Rajamurugan, aged about 49 years before thie Court and set him at liberty. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.(MD)No.1339 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mrs.A.Banumathy For R1 &R2 : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J.) This habeas corpus petition has been filed for a direction directing the respondents 1 & 2 to secure and produce the detenu before this Court. 2. The petitioner is the father of the detenu. The detenu is aged about 19 years and she was missing from 18.10.2025. Therefore, the petitioner lodged a complaint before the second respondent and the same has been registered in Cr.No.680 of 2025 under “Girl Missing”. During the investigation, the second respondent found that the detenu eloped with third respondent and her whereabouts not known. 3. Admittedly, the detenu is aged about 19 years and she fell in love with the third respondent for the past four years and she eloped with him to get marry. The third respondent belongs to some other ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.(MD)No.1339 of 2025 community, if the detenu return to parents house, there will be an apprehension at the hands of the petitioner. Therefore, the detenu's whereabouts not known. 4. In view of the above, we find that the detenu is not under illegal custody of anyone. 5. The second respondent is directed to complete the investigation in Cr.No.680 of 2025 and file a final report in accordance with law, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above direction, this habeas corpus petition is disposed of. [G.K.I., J.] [R.P., J.] 12.12.2025 am NCC :Yes/No Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.(MD)No.1339 of 2025 To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur Superintendent of Police Officer, Thanjavur District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Police Station, Thanjavur District. 3..The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.(MD)No.1339 of 2025 G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J. AND R. POORNIMA,J. am H.C.P.(MD)No.1339 of 2025 12.12.2025 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis