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Madras High CourtHCP/501/2025dismissed as infructuous

Vahitha Begam v. Home, Prohibition And Excise Department

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 Vahitha Begam ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XVI) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

5.The Inspector of Police, Udaiyarpalayam Police Station, Ariyalur District.

... 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 pertaining to the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent in detention order in Cr.M.P.No.04/2025 dated 18.02.2025 and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's son namely Bakrudeen, S/o.Basheer, Male, aged about 26 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Trichy, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Joel Paul Antony 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.1527, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 24.03.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.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 (XVI) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

5.The Inspector of Police, Udaiyarpalayam Police Station, Ariyalur District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

Sni 18.06.2025