The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has hit out at the Theni police, which, after receiving a complaint from a 28-year-old woman against her family apprehending separation from her husband, sent her to a home.
The woman, working in a private college, had filed a complaint with the police seeking protection for her and her 29-year-old husband, fearing that they would be separated by her family.
However, the police strangely sent her to a home.
A Division Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Sathish Kumar, hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by her partner S. Sakthimanikandan, who sought a direction for his partner to be set at liberty, depreciated the action of the police. The court observed that liberty of a person cannot be infringed upon.
Advocate representing the petitioner, argued that the woman was sent to a home without any basis. He said that this was done as the woman had refused to go with her family. Moral policing should not be encouraged, he said.
The court said that though this was a case fit for making strong remarks and imposing costs, the court was refraining from doing so as it was assured by the Additional Public Prosecutor K. Dinesh Babu that the incident would not be repeated and suitable instruction would be given to the respondents concerned.
The court directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Theni, and the Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Andipatti, to give protection to the woman and her partner as and when required.
The woman, working in a private college, had filed a complaint with the police seeking protection for her and her 29-year-old husband, fearing that they would be separated by her family.
However, the police strangely sent her to a home.
A Division Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Sathish Kumar, hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by her partner S. Sakthimanikandan, who sought a direction for his partner to be set at liberty, depreciated the action of the police. The court observed that liberty of a person cannot be infringed upon.
Advocate representing the petitioner, argued that the woman was sent to a home without any basis. He said that this was done as the woman had refused to go with her family. Moral policing should not be encouraged, he said.
The court said that though this was a case fit for making strong remarks and imposing costs, the court was refraining from doing so as it was assured by the Additional Public Prosecutor K. Dinesh Babu that the incident would not be repeated and suitable instruction would be given to the respondents concerned.
The court directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Theni, and the Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Andipatti, to give protection to the woman and her partner as and when required.
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