Santha Kumari v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.10.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN H.C.P. No.985 of 2023 Santha Kumari ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

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

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 29.05.2023 in C3/D.O.No.44/2023 against the

petitioner's husband Ramakrishnan, male, aged 32 years, S/o.Mahendiran, 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.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.S. SUNDAR, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C3/D.O.No.44/2023 dated 29.05.2023 detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents submits that the order of detention has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No.3752, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department dated 11.07.2023.

3. Recording the above submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this habeas corpus petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

(S.S.S.R., J.) (S.M., J.) 12.10.2023 Index : Yes / No mmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

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

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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