Madras High CourtHCP/1323/2020closed

Ravi v. The Secretary To The Government

2021-01-18Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice V.Sivagnanam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.01.2021

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No.1323 of 2020 Ravi .. Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ranipet District, Ranipet - 1.

3.The Superintendent of Police Ranipet District, Ranipet.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore-2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arcot Town Police Station, Ranipet District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention dated 13.07.2020 passed by the second respondent in B3/D.O.No.74/2020 against me Ravi, Male, aged 35 years, S/o.Gopal, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B3/D.O.No.74/2020 dated 13.07.2020, detaining him as "Drug Offender" under Section 2(e) 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3638, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 04.09.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George,Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ranipet District, Ranipet - 1.

3.The Superintendent of Police Ranipet District, Ranipet.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore-2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arcot Town Police Station, Ranipet District.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and order) Fort.St.George, Chennai 9.

7.The Public Prosecutor,High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.1323 of 2020 A.SK(05.02.2021).

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