Munira v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.08.2020 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI H.C.P.No.307 of 2020 Mrs.Munira ... Petitioner/Wife of detenu Vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition, Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent 08.01.2020 in No.14/BCDFGISSSV/2020 against the petitioner husband Mr.Farook Basha male aged about 30 years son of Ghouse Basha, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Illiyas.

For Respondents: Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN.J.,) The matter was heard through "Video Conference". 2.The Petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in No.14/BCDFGISSSV/2020 dated 08.01.2020 detaining her husband as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O. Rt.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.897, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 20.02.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition, Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent Central Prison Puzhal, Chennai-66.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government Public(law and order) Fort. St. George Chennai 9.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

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