S.Anitha v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.04.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.No.1686 of 2020 S.Anitha, W/o.Vinayagam ...

Petitioner /Wife of the detenu versus 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Inspector of Police, R.1, Mambalam Police Station, Chennai.

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

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Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 29.08.2020 in BCDFGISSSV No.340/2020 against the petitioner's husband Vinayagam @ Selvavinayagam, son of Devan, aged about 46 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.V.Paarthiban For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.PONGIAPPAN, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in BCDFGISSSV No.340/2020, on 29.08.2020, detaining her husband as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4421, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 16.10.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order.

3. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sri To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Inspector of Police, R.1, Mambalam Police Station, Chennai.

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

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1686 of 2020 SMI(CO) CB(15/06/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/