Vijiya 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 Vijaya ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, 3.The Superintendent of Police, 4.The Inspector of Police, Harur Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

5.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Salem Central Prison, Salem District.

... Respondents Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records made in impugned order in SC.NO. 9/2023 dated 15.6.2023 passed by the District Magistrate and District Collector, Dharmapuri and the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the fifth respondent the Superintendent of Central Prison, to produce the detenue Pachaiyappan, S/o. Thathan aged about 55 years, before this Honble court now confined at Central prison, Salem and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Sivakumar @ Sivaaji For Respondents :

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

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.S. SUNDAR, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed challenging the Detention Order passed by the 2nd respondent as against Pachaiyappan, S/o. Thathan aged about 55 years.

2.Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the detenu has been released and hence, the prayer in this petition has become infructuous and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

3.Recording the submission and the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

(S.S.S.R., J.) (S.M., J.) 17.11.2023 mkn Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No To 1.The Secretary, Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector,

3.The Superintendent of Police, 4.The Inspector of Police, Harur Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

5.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Salem Central Prison, Salem District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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