Rajeshwari v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15.11.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Rajeshwari ... Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by Secretary to the Government , Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, O/o. The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur.

3. The Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Tiruppur City.

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

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the detention order dated 22.04.2022 passed by the second respondent in his proceedings C.No.29/D.O./IS/Tiruppur City/2022 and quash the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son namely

ALAGARSAMY, SON OF ALAGARSAMY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS who is presently under going detention in the Central Prison, Coimbatore, as Drug Offender before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.C.S.Saravanan For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C.No.29/D.O./IS/Tiruppur City/2022 dated 22.04.2022 detaining her son as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(e) 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3267, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 30.05.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

(P.N.P., J.) (TKRJ) 15.11.2022 nsd/ars

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

2.The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, O/o. The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur.

3.The Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Tiruppur City.

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

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

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

AND RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

ars 15.11.2022