Madras High CourtHCP/426/2025dismissed as infructuous

Jesima Banu v. The Additional Secretary To Government,

2025-06-13Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr.Justice V. Lakshminarayanan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE H.C.P.No.426 of 2025 Jesima Banu Petitioner(s) /wife of the detenu Vs

1. The Additional Secretary To Government, Home, Prohibition And Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner Of Police Office Of The Commissioner Of Police, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent Of Police Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Inspector Of Police J-8, Neelankarai Police Station, Chennai.

Respondent(s)

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 passed by the second respondent in his proceedings in No.77/BCDFGISSSV/2025 dated 10.02.2025 and quash the same as illegal and produce the detenue, namely Mohammed Elias, S/o.Hasan Ali, aged 32 years, DRUG OFFENDER now he is confined in Central prison, Puzhal II, Chennai before this Honble court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Raja For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and , J.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.1439, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 20.03.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

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