Malathi v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.08.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No. 1127 of 2019 Malathi ... Petitioner/Wife of the detenue -vs1.The Secretary to the Government, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 06.06.2019 in Memo.No.C3/D.O.No.46/2019 against the petitioner's husband Ragul @ Ragulan, male, aged 25 years, S/o. Raju, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo.No.C3/D.O.No.46/2019 dated 06.06.2019 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2507 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 12.07.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison,Vellore.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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