2026:MHC:1981 HCP No. 2167 of 2025 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 03-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN HCP No. 2167 of 2025 P.Sandiya W/o. J.Premkumar, Residing at No .G/36, 7th A Nagar, All India Radio, Ernavoor, Chennai - 600 057. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police, Avadi- 600 054. 2. The Inspector of Police M-5, Ennore Police Station, Chennai - 600 057. ..Respondent(s) PETITION filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus to direct the 2nd respondent herein to produce the petitioners husband Mr.J.Premkumar, who has been missing since 06.10.2025, before this Honble Court and set him at liberty and pass such further or other orders as this Honble court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2026:MHC:1981 HCP No. 2167 of 2025 __________ Page2 of 4 For Petitioner(s): Ms.D.Nivetha For Respondent(s): Mr.C.R.Malarvannan Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) Order (Order of the Court was made by Dr.Anita Sumanth J.) This HCP has been filed by the wife of one Premkumar (detenu). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the detenu was missing from 4.00 a.m. of 06.10.2025 when he had stepped out for fishing from the Ennore Fishing Harbour in a mechanised boat along with 7 other fishermen. Since he did not return, she had filed a complaint on 12.10.2025 for man missing. 3. On account of the delay in securing the detenu the present HCP was filed as early as in October, 2025 and the docket orders of the Court indicate the efforts of the authorities under the monitoring of this Court to secure the detenu. Even on the last occasion, i.e., on 07.04.2026, an additional status report had been filed, which was taken on record and the Court had noted that a last opportunity was granted to the police to secure the detenu, failing which, the Court will consider the possibility of handing over the matter to an alternate agency for investigation. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2026:MHC:1981 HCP No. 2167 of 2025 __________ Page3 of 4 4. Today, yet another status report is filed by the Inspector of Police, M-5 Ennore Police Station. Though the status report details the efforts taken, at the end of the day, the whereabouts of the detenu is yet unkown. 5. Mr.C.R.Malarvannan, learned counsel for the Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) submits that a new team is being formed which has been briefed by the out-going team in respect of the efforts taken thus far and he assures the Court that all efforts will be continued by the new team headed by Mr.G.Venkat Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ennore Range, Redhills Police District to secure the detenu at the very earliest. 6. In light of the aforesaid, we do not transfer the investigation to any other alternate agency in the hope that the present team will do the utmost to secure the detenu at the very earliest. 7. In light of this, we also do not find any necessity to keep this HCP pending any further. Accordingly, this HCP is closed with the observations as above. (A.S.M.,J.) (S.M.,J.) 03-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes SL https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2026:MHC:1981 HCP No. 2167 of 2025 __________ Page4 of 4 DR.ANITA SUMANTH J. AND SUNDER MOHAN J. SL To 1. The Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police, Avadi- 600 054. 2. The Inspector of Police M-5, Ennore Police Station, Chennai - 600 057. HCP No. 2167 of 2025 03-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis