Parasakthi v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.11.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 940 of 2020 Parasakthi .. Petitioner Vs.

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

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

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

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Prohibition Enforcement Wing, Ariyalur, Ariyalur District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Habeas Corpus call for the records pertaining to the order of detention passed by the second respondent in Cr.M.P.No.17/2020 dated 08.05.2020 against the petitioner Parasakthi's husband the detenue Rajadurai, male, 40/2020 S/o. Anbazhagan, now confined in Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Muruganantham For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Cr.M.P.No.17/2020 dated 08.05.2020 detaining her husband 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2904 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 06.07.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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.

(M.M.S.,J.) (D.K.K.,J.) 23.11.2020 Index: Yes/No

mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

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

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Prohibition Enforcement Wing, Ariyalur, Ariyalur District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.M.SUNDRESH, J.

and D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.

mmi/ssm H.C.P. No.940 of 2020 23.11.2020