Kalaiyarasi v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 21.12.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.No.1301 of 2021 Kalaiyarasi ... Petitioner Vs.

1.

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

2.

The District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal District, Namakkal.

3.

The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal District, Namakkal.

4.

The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.

5.

The Inspector of Police, Rasipuram Police Station, Namakkal District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to call for the records in C.M.P. No.6/Drug Offender/2021 (M1), dated 15.07.2021 on the file of the District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal District, and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondent to produce the detenu Karuvadu Mariappan @ Mariappan, S/o. Sembugam, aged about 36 years now at Central Prison Salem and set him at liberty.

For petitioner : Ms.S.Sengkodi For respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Made by R.HEMALATHA, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C.M.P. No.6/Drug Offender/2021 (M1), dated 15.07.2021, detaining her husband as "DRUG OFFENDER" under Section 2(e) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3959, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 31.08.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar bga To 1.

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

2.

The District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal District, Namakkal.

3.

The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal District, Namakkal.

4.

The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.

5.

The Inspector of Police, Rasipuram Police Station, Namakkal District.

6.

The Joint Secretary to Government Public, Law and Order Department Secretariat, Chennai-9.

7.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1301 of 2021 EV(CO) SU(10/01/2022)