Devi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29.08.2023 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL Devi .. Petitioner vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. By its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.
2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.
4.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvannamalai PEW Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.
5.The Superintendent Special Prison for Women, Vellore.
.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records of the detention made in D.O.No.40/2023 - C2 dated 13.04.2023 passed by the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai the second respondent 1/4
herein and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set the detenue Thirumati. Suganya, Wife of Ashok Kumar, aged 33 years, now confined in Special Prison for Women, Vellore and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :
Mr.R.Balakrishnan For Respondents :
Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] This order will now dispose of the captioned 'Habeas Corpus Petition' [hereinafter 'HCP' for the sake of brevity]. 2.Mr.R.Balakrishnan, learned counsel on record for petitioner and Mr.E.Raj Thilak, learned Additional Public Prosecutor are before us.
3. Learned counsel on both sides submit that the impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked (Advisory Board) vide proceedings dated 18.05.2023 bearing reference G.O.Rt.No.2662, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department.
4. In the light of the aforementioned undisputed position, 2/4
common submission is made that nothing survives in the captioned habeas corpus petition.
5. Recording the aforementioned common submission, captioned HCP is disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
(M.S.,J.) (R.S.V.,J.) 29.08.2023 Index : Yes/No mmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.
2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.
4.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvannamalai PEW Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.
5.The Superintendent Special Prison for Women, Vellore.
6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
M.SUNDAR, J., 3/4
and R.SAKTHIVEL , J., mmi 29.08.2023 4/4