J.Roja v. State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17.11.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR . JUSTICE S.S.SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN H.C.P.No.1160 of 2023 J.Roja ..Petitioner Vs.

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

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Vellore.

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

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

..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 D.O.No.60/2023-C2 passed by the 2nd respondent on 15.06.2023 set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue Menaga, wife of Sekar, aged 30 years, who is now detained in Special Prison for Women, Vellore, before this Court and set her at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Ms.S.Nishanthi For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.C.Aravind

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by S.S.SUNDAR, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in D.O.No.60/2023-C2 dated 15.06.2023 detaining her sister 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 Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents submits that the order of detention has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No.3986, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department dated 21.07.2023.

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.] 17.11.2023 Index:Yes/No mmi

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

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Vellore.

4.The Superintendent of Police Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

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

6.The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

S.S.SUNDAR, J., AND SUNDER MOHAN, J., mmi H.C.P.No.1160 of 2023 17.11.2023