The Supreme Court on Friday closed the proceedings
in a habeas corpus petition filed by a man who had alleged that his two
daughters were held captive inside the premises of spiritual leader Jaggi
Vasudev's Isha Foundation at Coimbatore.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud
noted that both the women were major and have stated that they were residing at
the ashram voluntarily and without any coercion.
A habeas corpus petition is filed seeking direction
to produce before the court a person who is missing or has been illegally
detained.
The
bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, also noted that
in pursuance of its October 3 order, the police has submitted a status report
before it.
The
bench observed it would be unnecessary for the apex court to expand upon the
ambit of these proceedings which arises from a habeas corpus petition which was
initially filed before the Madras High Court.
On
October 3, the top court had effectively halted the police probe into the
alleged illegal confinement of two women at the Foundation's ashram at
Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
Transferring to itself the habeas corpus petition
which was filed before the high court, the top court had directed the Tamil
Nadu Police to not take any further action in pursuance of the high court's
direction asking it to inquire into the alleged illegal confinement of the
women.
The apex court had passed the order after the Isha
Foundation approached it challenging the high court's order directing the
Coimbatore Police to collect all case details registered against the Foundation
and produce them before the court for further consideration.