Rekha v. The Additional Chief Secretary To The Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.07.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN Rekha .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XVI) Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison Puzhal, Chennai District.

4.The Inspector of Police, P-1, Pulianthope Police Station, Chennai District.

.. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records 1/4

connected with the detention order in No.156/BCDFGISSSV/2025 dated 17.03.2025 on the file of the respondent No.2 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the person of petitioner husband one named Mr.Karthi, S/o.Gunasekaran, aged about 36 years now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Muthamizhselvakumar For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, 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.2496, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 06.05.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2.Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition 2/4

stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

(M.S.R., J) (V.L.N., J) 01.07.2025 krk Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No : Yes / No To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XVI) Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison Puzhal, Chennai District.

4.The Inspector of Police, P-1, Pulianthope Police Station, Chennai District.

5.The Joint Secretary, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai. 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

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and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

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