V.Rani v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.03.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.No.1771 of 2021 V.Rani

...Petitioner

Vs.

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

2.The District Magistrate/District Collector Master Plan Complex, Collector's Office, Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police Office, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu - 602 001.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

5.The Inspector of Police, Vengal Police Station, Tiruvallur District.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records relating to the impugned order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent in B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.94/2021 dated 18.08.2021 and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu Raji, aged about 31 years, S/o.Varathan, petitioner's son, now confined at the Central Prison, Puzhal, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Kamesh For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.94/2021 dated 18.08.2021 detaining her son as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5089, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 29.10.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Magistrate/District Collector Master Plan Complex, Collector's Office, Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police Office, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu - 602 001.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

5.The Inspector of Police, Vengal Police Station, Tiruvallur 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.1771 of 2021 VGII(CO) SP(07/04/2022)