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Tmt.Suseela, Aged 54 Years v. The Commissioner Of Police

2017-03-17Honourable Dr Justice Anita Sumanth,Honourable Mr Justice S. Nagamuthu4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.03.2017

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P.No.2008 of 2016 Suseela

...Petitioner

versus

1. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

2. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

...Respondents

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to call for the records in Connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent in BCDFGISSSV No.875/2016 dated 10.08.2016 against the petitioner's husband George, S/o Mr.Sebastian @ Shanmugam, Male aged 54 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before the court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Chozhan For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.] Challenge is made to the order of detention passed by the second respondent vide Proceedings in BCDFGISSSV No.875/2016 dated 10.08.2016, whereby the detenu, namely George, S/o Mr.Sebastian @ Shanmugam, aged about 54 years, was ordered to be detained under GOONDA as contemplated Section 2(f) of 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 10.08.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. Rt. No.4859 HOME, PROHIBITION & EXCISE (X) DEPARTMENT, dated 06.10.2016 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 infructuous. [S.N.J.,] [A.S.M.J.,] 17.03.2017 jbm/jer

To

1. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

2. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.NAGAMUTHU,J.

and ANITA SUMANTH, J.

(jbm/jer) H.C.P.No.2008/2016 17.03.2017 http://www.judis.nic.in