Madras High CourtHCP/1458/2020closed

V.Vadhani v. The Secretary To Government

2021-02-02Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice V.Sivagnanam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 02.02.2021 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No. 1458 of 2020 V.Vadhani .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Collector Office, Vellore District, Vellore.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Thorapadi, Vellore, Vellore District.

5.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Vellore, Vellore District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records in respect of the detention order passed by second respondent dated 29.07.2020 in C3/D.O.No.68/2020 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to set the detenu M.Venkatesan @ Genji Venkatesan at liberty forthwith who is now confined in Central Prison, Vellore. For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Rajagopal 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 C3/D.O.No.68/2020 dated 29.07.2020, detaining her husband as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3637, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 04.09.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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 II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Collector Office, Vellore District, Vellore.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Thorapadi, Vellore, Vellore District.

5.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Vellore, Vellore 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. 1458 of 2020 A.SK(19.02.2021).

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