R.Chitra v. The State Rep By Its, The Secretary To The Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29-07-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN

1. R.Chitra Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Secretary To The Government, Government Of Tamilnadu, (Home) Prohibition And Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, 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, Vellore District 5.The Inspector of police Arni Inspector of police, Arni Town police station, Tiruvannamalai District.

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PRAYER This petition to issue a writ of of HABEAS CORPUS has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the 2nd respondent herein under Tamilnadu Act XVI 1982, concerned in D.O.No.19/2025-C2 dated 24.04.2025 and quash the order of detention passed therein by the 2nd respondent herein against the detenue and directing the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the detenue by name R.Ganesh, Male, Aged about 26 years Son of Mr.Rajendhiran, now detained at Central Prison, Vellore, Vellore District before this Hon'ble Court and setting him at liberty forth with. For Petitioner(s):

Mr. K. Prabakar For Respondent(s):

Mr. E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN , J.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.3328, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 10.06.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. 2/4

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

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1. The Secretary to the Government, Government Of Tamilnadu, (home) Prohibition And Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, 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, Vellore District 5.The Inspector of police Arni Inspector of police, Arni Town police station, Tiruvannamalai District.

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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M.S.RAMESH J.

and V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

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