Chitra v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 13.12.2021 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.No.1230 of 2021 Chitra W/o.Senthil .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.

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

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Veppankuppam Police Station, Veppankuppam, Vellore District.

.. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the impugned order in C3/D.O.No.47/2021 dated 15.07.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, namely, Senthil s/o.Kannan, aged about 47 years, who is now confined at Central Prison, Vellore, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Vinodh Kumar For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.HEMALATHA, J] The petitioner is wife of the detenu viz., Senthil s/o.Kannan, aged about 47 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in C3/D.O.No.47/2021 dated 15.07.2021, holding him to be a "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2 (b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in C3/D.O.No.47/2021 dated 15.07.2021, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.4395, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 27.09.2021 and produced a copy of the said order.

In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gm To

1. The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.

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

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Veppankuppam Police Station, Veppankuppam, Vellore District.

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.1230 of 2021 SPD(CO) SU(22/12/2021)