HCP No. 1440 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-07-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN HCP No. 1440 of 2025 S.R.Carmel Shanthi Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State by, The Superintendent of Police, Kanchipuram District Police, Kanchipuram. 2.The Inspector of Police, C-1, Sriperumpathur Police Station, Kanchipuram District. 3.S.Isabella Mary Respondent(s) PRAYER This writ of Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a direction to the respondent police to produce the petitioner's mother Smt.Mary, Female, aged about 85 years, before this Honble Court and set her liberty. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1440 of 2025 For Petitioner(s): Mr.L.K.Sudhirgha Basu For Respondent: Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Proecutor ORDER (Order of this Court was made by M.S.Ramesh J.) The writ of Habeas Corpus Petition has been instituted to direct the second respondent to produce the petitioner's mother, Mary, aged about 85 years. 2. Since the mother of the petitioner was missing from 10.07.2024, the petitioner lodged a complaint before the 2 nd respondent,Inspector of Police. Subsequently, on 11.07.2024, She also submitted a complaint to the 1 st respondent, the Superintendent of police, for which CSR No.976 of 2024 has been assigned. As there was no progress in the investigation to trace the petitioner's mother, the present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed. 3. Today, when the matter was called, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that on the complaint preferred by the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in CSR No.976 of 2024 and that the second respondent police is proceeding with the complaint to locate the petitioner's mother. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1440 of 2025 4. Since the complaint lodged by the petitioner is in process, we deem it fit to direct the second respondent to expedite the enquiry and file a final report. 5. In view of this decision, the prayer sought for in the present Habeas Corpus Petition does not require consideration. Accordingly, there shall be a direction to the second respondent herein to expedite the complaint in CSR No.976 of 2024 and file a final report as expeditiously as possible. 6. In view of the above direction, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands disposed of. (M.S.R.,J.) (V.L.N.,J.) 29-07-2025 mrp Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1440 of 2025 M.S.RAMESH J. AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J. mrp To 1. The Superintendent of Police, Kanchipuram District Police, Kanchipuram. 2.The Inspector of Police, C-1, Sriperumpathur Police Station, Kanchipuram District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. HCP No. 1440 of 2025 29.07.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis