Mrs.S.Vijayalakshmi, v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.01.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE S.RAMATHILAGAM H.C.P.No.1995 of 2018 S.Vijayalakshmi ... Petitioner -Vs1. The State represented by its Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.

The State rep by its, The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

3.

The State rep. by its Inspector of Police, S-14 Peerkankaranai Police Station, Chennai District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records of the second respondent in B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.675/2018 dated 07.08.2018 and quash the same and thereby direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's husband namely K.Surya, Son of Kutty, aged about 31 years, who is now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Arun.G.

For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor ***

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J] The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu herein, viz., Surya, son of Kutty, aged 32 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in BCDFGISSSV No.675/2018, dated https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

07.08.2018 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].

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 07.08.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4181, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 28.09.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

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

-s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar kmi To

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

2.

The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

3.

The Inspector of Police, S-14 Peerkankaranai Police Station, Chennai District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1995 of 2018 MP(CO) SP(28/01/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/