Madras High CourtHCP/884/2022closed

Manisha v. The Secretary To The Government

2022-11-22Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice G. Chandrasekharan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.11.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice G.CHANDRASEKHARAN Manisha .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Attur PEW Police Station, Salem District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection

with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 09.05.2022 in C.M.P.No.9/B.L.A./C2/2022 against the petitioner's husband Vignesh, aged 31 years, S/o.Manoharan, who is confined at the Central Prison, Salem 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.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C.M.P.No.9/B.L.A./C2/2022 dated 09.05.2022 detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the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.4274, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 11.07.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

(P.N.P., J.) (G.C.S., J.) 22.11.2022 Index: Yes/No nsd To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Attur PEW Police Station, Salem District.

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

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

and G.CHANDRASEKHARAN, J.

nsd 22.11.2022