Anjala v. The Secretary To The Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.03.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. SENTHILKUMAR Anjala ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore PEW, Vellore District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to

issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 23.12.2024 in C3/D.O.No.109/2024 against the petitioner's husband namely Vijayan, Male, aged 44 years, S/o. Kuzhanthaikannu, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S. RAMESH, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.472, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 31.01.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

[M.S.R, J.] [N.S, J.] 24.03.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order Sni To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Vellore 5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore PEW, Vellore District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

7.The Joint Secretary, Public (Law & Order), Chennai - 600 009.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and N. SENTHILKUMAR, J.

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