Rajesh v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29.06.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice PARESH UPADHYAY and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Rajesh .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ranipet District, Ranipet - 1.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Ranipet District, Ranipet.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.
5.The Inspector of Police, L & O, Arcot Town Police Station, Ranipet District.
.. Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by 2nd respondent dated 11.12.2021 in B3/D.O.No.86/2021 against the petitioner/detenu Rajesh, male, aged 36 years, S/o Pichandi, who is confined at the Central Prison, Salem and set aside the same and direct the respondent to produce the detenu before this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Addl. Public Prosecutor
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B3/D.O.No.86/2021 dated 11.12.2021 detaining him as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.
The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1350, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 14.03.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.
(P.U., J.) (A.D.J.C., J.) 29.06.2022 nsd/39
To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ranipet District, Ranipet - 1.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Ranipet District, Ranipet.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.
5.The Inspector of Police, L & O, Arcot Town Police Station, Ranipet District.
6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
PARESH UPADHYAY, J.
and A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.
nsd 29.06.2022