V.Saraswathi v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 22.06.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.202 of 2015 V.Saraswathi ... Petitioner -v1.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

2.The Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in Memo No.2121/BCDFGISSSV/2014 on the file of the first respondent and to quash the order of detention dated 10.12.2014 and to direct the production of the detenu detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, under the Act 14 of 1982 before this Court and to set the detenu K.Mukesh, male, aged 25 years, son of Kothandapani at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.John Sathyan For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu K.Mukesh, male, aged 25 years, son of Kothandapani, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in Memo No.2121/BCDFGISSSV/2014 dated 10.12.2014 passed by the first respondent against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the first respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 10.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1189, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 19.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub Assistant Registrar vga To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

2.The Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

3.The Superintendent,Central Prison, High Court, Madras 4.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order) Fort St.George,Chennai-9 5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

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