Preetha v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 21.07.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.760 of 2015 Preetha ... Petitioner -v1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai-9 2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Chennai.

... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent in Detention Order BCDFGISSSV No.204/2015 dated 28.02.2015 against the petitioner's husband Boopathi, male aged 36 years, son of Velu, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal and to set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and to set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Rajavelu For Respondents:

Mr.M.Maharaja Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Boopathy, male aged 36 years, son of Velu, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in BCDFGISSSV No.204/2015-C2 dated 28.02.2015 passed by the second respondent against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 28.02.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2677, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 22.04.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 kal To 1.The Secretary to Government State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai-9 2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & order) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.

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