V.Anitha v. The Secretatry To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.11.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN V.Anitha ... Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate Ranipet District, Ranipet-1.

3.The Superintendent of Police Ranipet District, Ranipet-1.

4.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Inspector of Police Walaja Police Station Ranipet District.

... Respondents

Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 09.06.2023 in B3/D.No.15/2023 against the petitioner husband Prabakaran, male, aged 29 years son of Ksvan, 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.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.Aravind.C

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by S.S.SUNDAR, J.,] (1)The petitioner, wife of the detenu Prabakaran, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 09.06.2023 slapped on her husband, branding him as "Drug Offender" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. (2)The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the detenu herein dated 09.06.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt]

No.3910, Home, Prohibition & Excise [IX] Department dated 18.07.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order. (3)Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. [S.S.S.R., J.] [S.M, J.] 09.11.2023 AP Internet : Yes To 1.The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate Ranipet District, Ranipet-1.

3.The Superintendent of Police Ranipet District, Ranipet-1.

4.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Inspector of Police Walaja Police Station Ranipet District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR, J., and SUNDER MOHAN, J., AP 09.11.2023