Jhansi Rani, Aged 28 Years, v. The District Collector And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.04.2017

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P.No.2482 of 2016 Jhansi Rani

...Petitioner

versus 1.The District Collector, and District Magistrate, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore.

2.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009 3.The Inspector of Police, Law & Order, Thudiyalur Police Station, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.

...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 first respondent in Cr.M.P.No.32/G/2016/E1 dated 02.11.2016 against the petitioner's husband Mahendran, male, aged 31 years, S/o Tamilarasan, who is confined at Central Prison,Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before the court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Karthikeyan 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 first respondent vide Proceedings in Cr.M.P.No.32/G/2016/E1 dated 02.11.2016, whereby the detenu, namely Mahendran, S/o Tamilarasan, aged about 31 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that the order of detention passed by the first respondent as against the petitioner's husband dated 2.11.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. Rt. No.6421, HOME, PROHIBITION & EXCISE (XII) DEPARTMENT, dated 22.12.2016 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.,] 12-04-2017

sts To 1.The District Collector, and District Magistrate, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore.

2.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009 3.The Inspector of Police, Law & Order, Thudiyalur Police Station, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.NAGAMUTHU,J.

and DR.ANITA SUMANTH, J.

sts Order in H.C.P.No.2482 of 2016 12.04.2017