K.Rathika v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 10.12.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.No.1196 of 2021 K.Rathika ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Coimbatore, 5.State rep. by its The Inspector of Police, Thudiyalur Police Station, ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 19.07.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo Cr.M.P.No.20/D.O./2021/E1, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Kandasamy @ Kutty, S/o.Kalikutti, aged 33 years before this Hon'ble High Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore. For petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi

For respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Cr.M.P.No.20/D.O./2021/E1, dated 19.07.2021, detaining her husband as "DRUG OFFENDER" under Section 3(1) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4406, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 27.09.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mtl To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Joint Secretary to Government Public, Law and Order Department Secretariat, Chennai-9.

3.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Coimbatore,

6. The Inspector of Police, Thudiyalur Police Station, 7.The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1196 of 2021 PMK(CO) A.SK(28.12.2021)