Sridevi v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.02.2022 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.No.1627 of 2021 Sridevi W/o.Vinayagam .. Petitioner Vs.

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

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

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam PEW Police Station, Ranipet District.

.. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 28.09.2021 in B3.D.O.No.76/2021 against the petitioner's husband Vinayagam s/o.Kondapareddy, aged 45 years, 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.S.Senthilvel For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J] The petitioner is the wife of the detenu viz., Vinayagam s/o.Kondapareddy, aged 45 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in B3.D.O.No.76/2021 dated 28.09.2021, holding him to be a "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in B3.D.O.No.76/2021 dated 28.09.2021, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.5714, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 26.11.2021 and produced a copy of the said order.

In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gm To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam PEW Police Station, Ranipet District.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1627 of 2021 AD(CO) SB(15/02/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/