C.Madhu v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep.By Its

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.1742 of 2020 C.Madhu, W/o.Chinnathambi

...Petitioner/Mother of the detenu

versus 1.State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirupattur, Tirupattur District - 635 601.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Tirupattur.

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Tirupattur Taluk Police Station, Tirupattur.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records of the detention order in C3/D.O.No.33/2020 dated 31.08.2020 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same and produce the body of the petitioner's son, Ramachandiran (Male), son of Chinnathambi, aged about 26 years confined at Central Prison, Vellore, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : M/s.Karan and Uday For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by R.PONGIAPPAN, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C3/D.O.No.33/2020 on 31.08.2020, detaining her son as "Drug Offender" under Section 2(e) 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Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4389, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 16.10.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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 //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirupattur, Tirupattur District - 635 601.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Tirupattur.

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Tirupattur Taluk Police Station, Tirupattur.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai 9 7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1742 of 2020 RLD(CO) NS(11/05/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/