Vedha v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.07.2024 CORAM :

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

Versus

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. District Collector and District Magistrate of Coimbatore District, Coimbatore.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore.

5. The Inspector of Police, Periyanaikenpalayam PEW Police Station, Coimbatore 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 in connection with the order of detention passed by the second 1/5

respondent, dated 05.03.2024 in Cr.M.P.No.15/B.L/2024 against the petitioner husband Vinayan, Male aged 54 years, S/o. Narayanan Kutty, who is confined at Central Prison, Coimbatore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before the Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji 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 detenue viz., Vinayan, S/o.Narayanan Kutty, now confined at Central Prison, Coimbatore, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent, dated 05.03.2024 slapped on her husband, branding him as "Bootlegger" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act, 14 of 1982].

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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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner's husband, dated 05.03.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.2392, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 22.04.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 04.07.2024 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate of Coimbatore District, Coimbatore.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore.

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4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore.

5. The Inspector of Police, Periyanaikenpalayam PEW Police Station, Coimbatore District.

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M.S.RAMESH, J.

AND SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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