Maria Selvam v. The Superintendent of Police

O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] When the captioned 'Habeas Corpus Petition' [hereinafter 'HCP' for brevity] was taken up, Mr.B.Kumaresan, learned counsel representing the counsel on record for HCP petitioner sought leave of this Court to withdraw the captioned HCP. Learned counsel has made the following endorsement in the case file and a scanned reproduction of the same is as follows:

¶2Learned counsel made a request to preserve all the rights and contentions of HCP petitioner and / or any one concerned for the absentee [we are referring HCP petitioner's daughter as 'absentee' solely for the sake of convenience] to approach any other Court / Courts / Forum / Fora / Authorities are approached with suitable petition/s. Page No.2 of 4

¶3All the rights contentions of HCP petitioner and / or any one concerned for the absentee are preserved in this regard. If any Court / Courts / Forum / Fora / Authorities are approached, the same shall deal with the matter on its own merits and in accordance with law untrammeled by closure / withdrawal of captioned HCP.

¶4We also make it clear that the rights of HCP petitioner and / or any one concerned for the absentee, are preserved for coming back to this Court with similar / same prayer if there is any change in circumstances.

¶5In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned HCP is disposed of / withdrawn albeit with aforementioned observation and preservation of rights in the aforesaid manner. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S., J.) (R.S.V., J.)

13.12.2023 Index : Yes / No : Yes / No bala Page No.3 of 4

M.SUNDAR, J. and

R.SAKTHIVEL, J. bala To

¶1The Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

¶2The Inspector of Police, Sivalaperi Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

¶3The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. DATED :13.12.2023 Page No.4 of 4

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.12.2023 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL Maria Selvam ... Petitioner vs. State rep by 1. The Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli. 2. The Inspector of Police, Sivalaperi Police Station, Tirunelveli District. 3. Ajith 4. Santhi ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to produce the person or body of the detenue namely Stella Mary aged 22 years, daughter of Sebasthiyaraj before this Court and set her liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Kumaresan for Mr.S.Muniyandi For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor Page No.1 of 4