Sethuraman v. State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.11.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 896 of 2020 Sethuraman ..Petitioner .Vs.

State represented by

1. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

2. The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur District.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli.

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

.. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in Crl.M.P.No.37/2020 dated 12.05.2020 passed by the District Collector and District Magistrate, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur quash the same and to produce the body of the detenu Sethupathi, Son of Chandrakasan aged 55 years before this Court, who is now detained at Central Prison, Trichirapalli in pursuance of the aforesaid order under Act 14/82 branding the detenu at Bootlegger and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Rajamohan For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Crl.M.P.No.37/2020 dated 12.05.2020 detaining his father as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2924 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 06.07.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The District Collector and District Magistrate Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

2. The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur District.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli.

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

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.896 of 2020 ln (co) rr ii (10/12/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/