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Madras High CourtHCP/1115/2025dismissed as infructuous

Mohana v. He Secretary To Government,

2025-07-29Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr.Justice V. Lakshminarayanan4 pages

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 Mohana Petitioner Vs

1. The Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3. The Superintendent of Police, Salem, Salem District.

4. The Superintendent of Prison Cental Prison - Salem, Salem District.

5. State rep. by its The Inspector of Police, PEW-STEELPLANT, Salem District.

(Crime No.80/2025) Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 15.05.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings C.M.P.No.06/Drug Offender/C2/2025, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Santhosh @ Santhoshkumar, S/o.Murugan, aged 30 years before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Salem.

For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and , 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.3611, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 20.06.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

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

[M.S.R., J] [V.L.N., J] 29 .07.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet: Yes/No mrp To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3. The Superintendent of Police, Salem, Salem District.

4. The Superintendent of Prison Cental Prison - Salem, Salem District.

5. The Inspector of Police, PEW-STEELPLANT, Salem District.

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and , J.

mrp 29.07.2025