Madras High CourtHCP/714/2025dismissed as infructuous

Krishnapriya v. The Principal Secretary To The Government Of Tamilnadu,

2025-07-03Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr.Justice V. Lakshminarayanan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.07.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE H.C.P.No.714 of 2025 Krishnapriya Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Principal Secretary To The Government Of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai9.

2.The Commissioner Of Police, Coimbatore City.

3.The Superintendent Of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore.

4.The Inspector Of Police, B-5, Vadavalli Police Station, Coimbatore City.

Respondent(s) PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to

issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records in C.No.36/G/IS/2025 on the file of the second respondent, set aside the detention order dated 22.03.2025 and direct the second respondent to produce the M.Arun @ Arunhassan, son of Manokar, aged about 39 years, presently detained at the Central Prison, Coimbatore under the Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Drug Offender before this Honble Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Balasubramaniam For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and , J.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.2681, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 13.05.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

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