Lakshmi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.07.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Mrs.Lakshmi ... Petitioner/wife of the detenue Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Inspector of Police, Prohibition and Excise Wing, Panruti.

3. The District Collector and District Magistrate of Cuddalore District, O/o. District Collector and District Magistrate, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore - 607 001.

4. The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

5. The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

... Respondents

Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records, relating to impugned detection order vide Detention Order Ref: C3/D.O./12/2024, dated 25.02.2024 passed by the 3rd respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Mr.Ankappan @ Kumaresan (Age - 50), who is presently undergoing detention at Central Prison, Cuddaore, before this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Prakash Adiapada, For Respondents :

Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

The petitioner herein is the wife of the detenu viz., Ankappan @ Kumaresan, S/o.Ramachandran, the detenue, now confined at Central Prison, Cuddaore, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 25.02.2024 slapped on her husband, branding him as "Drug Offender" 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]. 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner's husband, dated 25.02.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.1956, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 03.04.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order. 3.Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as the same has become infructuous. [M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 01.07.2024 Anu Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Anu To 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Inspector of Police, Prohibition and Excise Wing, Panruti.

3. The District Collector and District Magistrate of Cuddalore District, O/o. District Collector and District Magistrate, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore - 607 001.

4. The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

5. The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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