S.Pavithra v. The Secretary To The Goverment

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.1278 of 2022 S.Pavithra .. Petitioner vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Secretary to the Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Avadi City, Chennai - 600 054.

3.The Inspector of Police, E-5 Sholavaram Police Station, Chennai - 600 067.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records pertaining to the Memo

No.41/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 25.05.2022 on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband Sathish @ Pappa Sathish, son of Kumar, aged 23 years, now confined in the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.K.M.Appaji 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 No.41/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 25.05.2022 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by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.4280, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) 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 the Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Avadi City, Chennai - 600 054.

3.The Inspector of Police, E-5 Sholavaram Police Station, Chennai - 600 067.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

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

P.N.PRAKASH.J., AND N.ANAND VENKATESH.J., nsd 10.01.2023