Bamavathy v. State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.04.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.No.1723 of 2020 Bamavathy, W/o.Prakash

...Petitioner /Wife of the detenu

versus 1.State rep. By The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Cuddalore District.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

5.The Inspector of Police.

Puthur Police Station, Cuddalore District.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in C3/D.O/106/2020 dated 17.09.2020 on the file of the second respondent and quash the detention as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, Prakash, son of Manokaran, aged 31 years, now confined in Central Prison, Cuddalore, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : M/s.S.Sengkodi For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.PONGIAPPAN, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C3/D.O/106/2020 on 17.09.2020, 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Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4791, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 06.11.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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 VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sri To 1.State rep. By The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Cuddalore District.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

5.The Inspector of Police.

Puthur Police Station, Cuddalore District.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public Law and Order, Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1723 of 2020 SMI(CO) KKV/15/06/2021