Karupannan v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Superintendent Of Police

HCP(MD) NO. 1499 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN HCP(MD) NO. 1499 of 2025 Karupannan Petitioner(s) Vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Thiruverambur,

3. The Inspector of Police, Thiruverambur Police Station, Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s): M/s.S.Velankanni For Respondent(s): Mr.S.S.Manoj, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) Prayer:Petition field under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue the Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's daughter the detenu Gayathri, D/o.Karupannan, (aged about 24 years) before this Court and set her at liberty.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble P.VELMURUGAN J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's daughter the detenu Gayathri, D/o.Karupannan, aged about 24 years, before this Court and set her at liberty.

2. On 26.12.2025, this Court passed the following order: ''The petitioner is the adopted father of the detenue. The detenue has completed M.Sc., and is working at MIAT Hospital in Ramavaram, Chennai. She left the job and was residing with her father. On 23.12.2025, when she went out, she did not return to home. Therefore, the petitioner made a complaint to the 3rd respondent/police and they issued CSR No.1082/2025 as girl missing. Subsequently, the police have not shown any progress. Hence, left with no other option, the petitioner has filed this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) would submit that the police is conducting enquiry and finding out the whereabouts of the detenue.

3. Though the petitioner gave the complaint on 23.12.2025, even the FIR has not been registered so far. Hence, the respondents are directed to secure the detenue on or before 29.12.2025 and produce her before this Court on 30.12.2025.

4. List the matter on 30.12.2025.''

3. Today, when the matter was called, the detenue was produced before this Court by the respondents/police through video conferencing. She stated that she has attained majority; while she was working in Chennai, she fell in love with one Kalasanth from West Bengal; since her parents did not allow her to marry the said person, she on her own volition went out of her home and married the said Kalasanth on 24.12.2025 in a temple and now she is living with him. She further stated that she is not under illegal detention of any one.

4. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents/police would also submit that on the complaint of the petitioner, the 3rd respondent police has also registered an FIR in Crime No.104 of 2025 under 'woman missing'

5. Thus, recording the statement of the detenue that she is not under illegal detention of any one, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

(P.VELMURUGAN J.) (M.JOTHIRAMAN J.) 30-12-2025 bala To

1. The Superintendent of Police, 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Thiruverambur,

P.VELMURUGAN, J.

AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

bala

3. The Inspector of Police, Thiruverambur Police Station,

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER MADE IN HCP(MD)No.1499 of 2025 DATED 30.12.2025