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Madras High CourtHCP/452/2025dismissed as infructuous

Roselin Shirley v. State Of Tamil Nadu

2025-06-18Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr.Justice V. Lakshminarayanan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN Roselin Shirley ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3.The Inspector of Police, S-9, Pazhavanthangal Police Station, Chennai.

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

... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire

records, relating to petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 18.02.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings BCDFGISSSV No.99/2025 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's husband namely John Roger, aged 32 years, S/o.Ligouri, before this Court and set him at liberty, now petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066. For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, 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.1636, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 28.03.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the above submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

[M.S.R, J.] [V.L.N, J.] 18.06.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order Sni To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3.The Inspector of Police, S-9, Pazhavanthangal Police Station, Chennai.

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

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

Sni 18.06.2025