Tmt.A.Anitha, F/A-30 Years v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.12.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.No.1769 of 2017 A.Anitha ... Petitioner -Vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissionerate, Vepery, Chennai-600 007 ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the detention order passed by the second respondent herein made in Memo No.525/BCDFGISSV/2017 dated 30.08.2017 on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondent to produce the detenue viz., Thiru.Arumugam @ Ammu S/o.Ranganathan aged about 37 years No.1004, Gandhi Nagar, 12th Street, Kovilambakkam, Chennai-600 129 now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, as a remand prisoner, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Mohanan For Respondents:

Mr.V.M.R.Rajentran Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by RAJIV SHAKDHER, J.]

1. The petitioner is the wife of the detenu, namely, Thiru.Arumugam @ Ammu, S/o.Ranganathan, male, aged about 37 years. The detenu stands detained by the second respondent by virtue of his order bearing BCDFGISSV No.525/2017 dated 30.08.2017, wherein, he has been held to be a "Goonda", within the meaning of Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. 1.1. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the said order of detention, passed by the second respondent against the husband of the petitioner has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.5171, Home, Prohibition & Excise (X) Department dated 27.10.2017; a copy of the order has also been produced.

3. The submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, is taken on record. Accordingly, the petition is closed, as the same has been rendered infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kas To 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissionerate, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

3.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public, Law and Order Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

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

H.C.P.No.1769 of 2017 cnr(co) aa19/01/2018