Sobia v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26.09.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Sobia ... Petitioner Vs 1.State represented by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate , The Office of the District Collector, Perambalur District.

3.The Superintendent of Police, The Office of Superintendent of Police, Perambalur District.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arumbavur Police Station, Veppanthattai, Arumbavur, Perambalur 621103.

... Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to calling for the records from the second respondent in Cr.M.P.No.03/2022 dated 04.02.2022 by setting aside the said order of detention passed by the second respondent and setting the detenu Vinoth, S/o.Arumugam, aged 48 years, at liberty, now detained in the Central Prison, Trichy, under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 detaining as Goonda. For Petitioner : Ms.A.R.Sindhu For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Cr.M.P.No.03/2022 dated 04.02.2022 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3036, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV)

Department, dated 23.05.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

(P.N.P., J.) (TKRJ) 26.09.2022 nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate , The Office of the District Collector, Perambalur District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, The Office of Superintendent of Police, Perambalur District.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arumbavur Police Station, Arumbavur, Perambalur 621103.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. 7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

AND RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

nsd 26.09.2022