Mrs.S.Nadhiya v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 09.06.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.3520 of 2014 S.Nadhiya ... Petitioner -v1.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, The Office of the Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

2.The Government of Tamilnadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records of the first respondent culminating with the order of detention bearing BDFGISSV No.1870/2014 dated 17.11.2014 passed by the first respondent herein detaining petitioner's husband Sabastin under Section Act XIV of 1982 and to quash the same and to direct the respondents to produce the body of the person of the detenu Sabastin, son of Arputharaj, Male, aged about 30 years, before this Court, now detained in the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and thereby set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.K.J.Saravanan For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Sabastin, son of Arputharaj, Male, aged about 30 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in No. BDFGISSV No.1870/2014 dated 17.11.2014 passed by the first respondent against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the first respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 17.11.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.404, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 19.01.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub Assistant Registrar vga To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, The Office of the Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

2.The Government of Tamilnadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai (In duplicate for communication to the Detenue) 4.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order) Fort St.George,Chennai-9 5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

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