Rani v. The State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep.By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21.02.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.No.1709 of 2021 Rani .. Petitioner Vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Chengleput Taluk Police Station, Chengleput District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records made in impugned detention order in CPT.No.53/2021 dated 03.10.2021 on the file of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Chengleput District, the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Vinoth Kumar @ Pattaravakkam Vinoth, aged 34 years, son of Babu, now confined at the Central Prison, PuzhalII, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sankarasubbu For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in CPT.No.53/2021 dated 03.10.2021 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5788, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 26.11.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(LA) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To

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

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

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Chengleput Taluk Police Station, Chengleput 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.

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