Manimegalai, v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.10.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.1238 of 2018 Manimegalai ... Petitioner -Vs1.

The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by its Secretary to Government (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.

The District Collector and District Magistrate, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order of detention passed by the second respondent in C3/D.O/37/2018 dated 18.06.2018 and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu Pandiyan, Son of Natesan, aged about 38 years, the petitioner's husband now confined at Central Prison, Cuddalore before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Saravanakumar For Respondents:

Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu herein, viz., Pandiyan, son of Natesan, aged 38 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in No.C3/D.O/37/2018, dated 18.06.2018 against her husband branding him as a "BOOTLEGGER" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 18.06.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.3181, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XI] Department dated 30.07.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VI) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar srn To 1.

The Secretary to Government (Home) State of Tamil Nadu, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.

The District Collector and District Magistrate, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.

3.

The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

4. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras +1cc to M/s.S.Saravanakumar, Advocate SR.No.73104 H.C.P.No.1238 of 2018 SVN(CO) GMY(03/12/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/