Suganya v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 02.01.2023 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH H.C.P.No.1171 of 2022 Suganya W/o.Ravi .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Avadi City.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 66.

4.The Inspector of Police, Law & Order, M-2 Madhavaram Milk Colony Police Station, Chennai.

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

connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 11.05.2022 in Memo No.32/BCDFGISSSV/2022 against the petitioner's husband Ravi S/o.Ramadoss, aged 40 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Prakash For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor *****

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J] The petitioner is the wife of the detenu viz., Ravi S/o.Ramadoss, aged 40 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in No.32/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 11.05.2022, holding him to be a "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in No.32/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 11.05.2022, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide 2/4

G.O.Rt.No.3945, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 01.07.2022 and produced a copy of the said order. In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

[P.N.P., J] [N.A.V., J] 02.01.2023 Index: Yes/No gm/ssr To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Avadi City.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 66.

4.The Inspector of Police, Law & Order, M-2 Madhavaram Milk Colony Police Station, Chennai.

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P.N.PRAKASH, J and N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr 5.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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