Anjalai v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.08.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA H.C.P.NO.475 OF 2021 Anjali W/o.Sivakumar .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5. The Inspector of Police, Gudiyatham PEW Police Station, Vellore District.

.. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records relating to the detention order passed by the second respondent in C3/D.O.No.026/2021 dated 15.03.2021 and quash the same and produce the detenu Sivakumar S/o.Markan, aged about 43 years, who is now confined at Central Prison, Vellore, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Senthil Vel For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Government Advocate [Crl.side]

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J] The petitioner is the wife of the detenu viz., Sivakumar S/o.Markan, aged about 43 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in C3/D.O.No.026/2021 dated 15.03.2021, holding him to be a "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Government Advocate [Crl.side] would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in C3/D.O.No.026/2021 dated 15.03.2021, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.1954, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 27.04.2021 and produced a copy of the said order.

In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gm To

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5. The Inspector of Police, Gudiyatham PEW Police Station, Vellore District.

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

7. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.475 of 2021 EV(CO) RLP(31/08/2021)