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Madras High CourtHCP/1234/2023dismissed as infructuous

Rasathi v. State Rep By

2023-11-17Honourable Mr Justice S.S. Sundar,Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

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.1234 of 2023 Rasathi ..Petitioner Vs.

1.The State Rep. By The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise IX Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, The District Collectorate, Kallakurichi & District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police Office, Kallakurichi District. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

5.The Inspector of Police, Kariyalur Police Station, Kallakurichi District. ..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 of the second respondent with reference to Detention order No.C2/16/2023 dated 13.06.2023 setting aside the order of detention passed therein and directing the respondents to produce the detenu by namely Selvam @ Selvaraj, son of Annamalai, aged about 43 years, before this Court, now detained in Central Jail at Cuddalore and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.V.Gunasekar 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.C2/16/2023 dated 13.06.2023 detaining her husband 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 Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents submits that the order of detention has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No.4086, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department dated 28.07.2023.

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 The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise IX Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate District Collectorate, Kallakurichi & District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police Office, Kallakurichi District.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

5.The Inspector of Police, Kariyalur Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

6.The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

S.S.SUNDAR, J., AND SUNDER MOHAN, J., mmi H.C.P.No.1234 of 2023 17.11.2023