Kumari v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01.03.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No.1590 of 2020 Kumari .. Petitioner Vs.

1.State represented by The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Inspector of Police, J-11, Kannagi Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - II, Puzhal, Chennai.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to calling for the records of the second respondent herein pertaining to the detention order made in BCDFGISSSV No.284/2020 dated 12.08.2020 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body of the detenue Sethuraman @ Sethu, aged about 30 years, now detained in Central Prison - II, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set the detenu at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.J.Samiullah For Respondents :

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by V.SIVAGNANAM, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in BCDFGISSSV No.284/2020 dated 12.08.2020, detaining her husband as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4415, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 16.10.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Inspector of Police, J-11, Kannagi Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - II, Puzhal, Chennai.

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

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.1590 of 2020 JP(CO) CSR 01/03/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/