Madras High CourtHCP/1257/2022closed

M,Manjula v. The State Of Tamilnadu

2023-01-10Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.01.2023 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH Habeas Corpus Petition No.1257 of 2022 M.Manjula .. Petitioner vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600009.

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

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

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam Taluk Police Station, Ranipet District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in B3/D.O.No.33/2022 dated

02.06.2022 on the file of the 2nd respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's son Duraisamy, aged 20 years, S/o.Murugan, who is now confined in the Central Prison, Salem, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Jayaprathap For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH.J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B3/D.O.No.33/2022 dated 02.06.2022 detaining her son as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4318, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX)

Department, dated 11.07.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

(P.N.P., J.) (N.A.V.,J.) 10.01.2023 Index: Yes/No nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600009.

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

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

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam Taluk Police Station, Ranipet 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.

P.N.PRAKASH.J.

AND N.ANAND VENKATESH.J.

nsd 10.01.2023