Swapna Priya v. The Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.08.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No. 1167 of 2019 Swapna Priya ..Petitioner/Wife of the Detenue -vs1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by the Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

... Respondents Prayer:- Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the detention order in Memo No.278/BCDFGISSSV/2019 , dated 24.05.2019 passed by the 2nd respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's husband Richard Abishek Raj, S/o. Alexander Irudhayaraj, aged about 23 years, the detenu now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set the petitioner's husband Richard Abishek Raj, S/o. Alexander Irudhayaraj, aged about 23 years, the detenu herein at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Gopi Krishnan For Respondents : Ms.V.Saradha Devi Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo No.278/BCDFGISSSV/2019, dated 24.05.2019 detaining her https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2371 Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 05.07.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

mmi/ssm Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison,Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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