Sona v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01-06-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Sona W/o. Vignesh, Door No.14, Bharathi Veethi, Karumalai, Chettipalayam, Coimbatore District.

..Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Secretary To The Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

2. The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, City Police Office, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore -18.

3. The Superintendent of Police Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

4. State rep. By its The Inspector Of Police C-5 Kavundampalayam Police Station, ..Respondent(s)

Prayer:

Habeas Corpus petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 09.03.2026 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in C.No.28/G/IS/2026, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely R.Vignesh @ Timmued, S/o Ranghanathan, aged 29 years before this Honourable High Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, For Petitioner(s):

Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondent(s):

Mr.C.R.Malarvannan, Counsel For Government Of Tamil Nadu (criminal Side)

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by Dr.Anita Sumanth J.) Mr.C.R.Malarvannan, learned Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side), states that nothing survives in this matter as the detention order dated 09.03.2026 passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2420 Home, Prohibition and Excise

(XII) Department, dated 16.04.2026, recording which, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. No costs.

(A.S.M.,J.) (S.M.,J.) 01-06-2026 ssm Index: Yes/No Speaking order To

1. The Secretary To The Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

2. The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, City Police Office, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore -18.

3. The Superintendent of Police Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

4. The Inspector Of Police C-5 Kavundampalayam Police Station,

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

DR.ANITA SUMANTH J.

AND SUNDER MOHAN J.

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