Madras High CourtHCP/174/2022closed

Sundari v. The Secretary To The Government

2022-07-05Honourable Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan,Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.06.2022 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.VAIDYANATHAN The Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA H.C.P. No. 174 of 2022 Sundari .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. District Collector and District Magistrate, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Thanipadi Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

.. Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 24.01.2021 in D.O.No.01/2022-C2 against the petitioner's son Sakthivel, Male aged 25 years, S/o. Munusamy, who is confined at Central Prison, Salem and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr. D.Balaji For Respondents :

Mr. M.Babu Muthumeeran Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

S.VAIDYANATHAN, J., A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J., The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in D.O.No.01/2022-C2 dated 24.01.2021, detaining his son as "DRUG OFFENDER" under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1369, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 14.03.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the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.

(S.V.N.,J.) (A.D.J.C.,J.) 05.07.2022 Index: Yes/No bkn To:

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. District Collector and District Magistrate, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Thanipadi Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.VAIDYANATHAN, J., A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J., bkn H.C.P. No. 174 of 2022 05.07.2022