Madras High CourtHCP/226/2015closed

M.Soundarya v. State Rep By

2015-07-08Honourable Dr Justice S. Tamilvanan,Honourable Mr Justice C. T. Selvam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.07.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.226/2015 Soundarya ..

Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Egmore, Chennai-8.

Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records in Memo No.2245/BCDFGISSV/2014 passed by the 2nd respondent on 23.12.2014, set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Murugan, son of Muniyappan, aged 26 years, who is now detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. M/s.M.Sheela For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is wife of the detenu herein, viz., Murugan, son of Muniyappan, aged 26 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 23.12.2014 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 Piracy Act 1982 [Act 14 of 1982].

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

husband of the petitioner herein dated 23.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1622, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 05.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 AP To 1.State rep by., The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Egmore, Chennai-8.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. 5.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order) Fort St.George,Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.226/2015 vd(co) pmk.20.7.2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/