Kanaga v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.12.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.NO.1295 OF 2021 Kanaga W/o.Raman

...Petitioner / Wife of the detenue

Vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

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

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Thandrampet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

...Respondents

Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 10.08.2021 in D.O.No.65/2021-C2 against the petitioner's husband Raman s/o.Tirumalai, aged 30 years, 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.S.Senthil Vel For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.HEMALATHA, J] The petitioner is wife of the detenu viz., Raman s/o.Tirumalai, aged 30 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in D.O.No.65/2021-C2 dated 10.08.2021, holding him to be a "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2 (b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in D.O.No.65/2021C2 dated 10.08.2021, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.5528, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 19.11.2021 and produced a copy of the said order.

In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar gm To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

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

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Thandrampet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai 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.

H.C.P.No.1295 of 2021 GJ(CO) RVM(03/01/2022)