Janani, 21 Yrs, v. The Secretary To Goverment,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.12.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER And THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.No.1916 of 2017 Janani ... Petitioner -vsThe State represented by its 1.The Secretary to Government (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamilnadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Salem.

... Respondents Prayer:

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records pertaining to the order of detention dated 11.09.2017 passed by the second respondent in C.M.P.No.72/Goonda/Salem City/ 2017 and quash the same and produce the detenue, N.S.Prakash, S/o.Subramani, aged about 26 years, detained at Central Prison, Salem, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Dr.S.Manoharan 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, N.S.Prakash, S/o.Subramani, male, aged about 26 years. The detenu stands detained by the second respondent by virtue of his order bearing C.M.P.No.72/Goonda/Salem City/2017 dated https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

11.09.2017, wherein, he has been held to be a "Goonda", within the meaning of Section 2(f) of the 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submits that the said order of detention, passed by the second respondent against the Husband of the petitioner has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.5158, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department dated 27.10.2017; a copy of the order has also been produced.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(J) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar pri To 1.The Secretary to Government (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamilnadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Salem.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1916 of 2017 SSD(CO) RRK(06/02/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/