Vishnudevi Thirunavukkarasu v. The State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep By Its Additional Secretary To Govt,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 04.07.2025 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN Vishnudevi Thirunavukkarasu ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Additional Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St. George Chennai - 600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police / Detaining Authority Coimbatore District Coimbatore 3.The Superintendent of Police Central Prison Coimbatore 4.The Inspector of Police Race Course Police Station Coimbatore ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to
issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records leading to the detention of the petitioner's husband, S.Jaganathan, S/o.Sasikumar, aged 26 years, presently confined at Central Prison, Coimbatore and has been detained under Act 14/82 as Drug Offender vide detention order C.No.41/G/ IS/2025 dated 27.03.2025, bearing TPDA No.278 dated 28.03.2025, on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and to quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Court and therefore set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Coimbatore.
For Petitioner : Mr.Adithya Varadarajan For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
M.S.RAMESH, J.
AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, 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.2819, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 19.05.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.
2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands
dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
[M.S.R, J.] [V.L.N, J.] 04.07.2025 kas Index: Yes / No Speaking / Non speaking To 1.The Additional Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St. George Chennai - 600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police / Detaining Authority Coimbatore District Coimbatore 3.The Superintendent of Police Central Prison Coimbatore 4.The Inspector of Police Race Course Police Station Coimbatore 5.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras Chennai 600 104 M.S.RAMESH, J.
and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.
kas 04.07.2025