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Madras High CourtHCP/873/2021closed

Gowri v. State Of Tamil Nadu

2021-10-22Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mrs Justice S.Srimathy3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.10.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY H.C.P.NO.873 OF 2021 Gowri W/o.Subash .. Petitioner/ Wife of detenu Vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Secretary to Government [Home] Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate,

3. The Superintendent of Prisons, Coimbatore Central Prison,

4. The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore,

5. The State represented by Inspector of Police, Karamadai Police Station, .. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records of the second respondent in his proceedings Cr.M.P.No.08/G/2021/E1 dated 31.05.2021, quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's husband Subash s/o.Muralidharan, aged 28 years, before this Court, who is now confined at Central Prison, Coimbatore and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.N.Chinnaraj For Respondents:

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by S.SRIMATHY, J] The petitioner is wife of the detenu viz., Subash s/o.Muralidharan, aged 28 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in Cr.M.P.No.08/G/2021/E1 dated 31.05.2021, holding him to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Government Advocate [Crl.side] would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in Cr.M.P.No.08/G/2021/E1 dated 31.05.2021, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.3314, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 26.07.2021 and produced a copy of the said order.

In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

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

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate,

3. The Superintendent of Prisons, Coimbatore Central Prison,

4. The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

5. The Inspector of Police, Karamadai Police Station,

6. The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

7. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.873 of 2021 SVI(CO) PM/29/10/2021