S.Sridevi v. Principal Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 29.11.2023 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Anandhi ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Principal Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police Salem City, Salem.
3.The Superintendent Central Prison, Salem Salem District.
4.The Inspector of Police Ammapet Police Station Salem District.
... Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, calling in the nature of Habeas Corpus calling for the records of the 2nd respondent herein concerned in CMP.No.63/Goonda/Salem City/2023 dated 04.07.2023, quashing the same and directing the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the detenu by name Selvam, son of Ramasamy aged about 52 years before this Court and setting him at liberty now detained in Central Prison, Salem, Salem District. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Rajan For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.Aravind.C
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by S.S.SUNDAR, J.,] (1)The petitioner, wife of the detenu, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 04.07.2023 slapped on her husband, branding him as "Goonda" under 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 detenue herein
dated 04.07.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4593, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XI] Department dated 21.08.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 having become infructuous. [S.S.S.R., J.] [S.M, J.] 29.11.2023 AP Internet : Yes To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police Salem City, Salem.
3.The Superintendent Central Prison, Salem Salem District.
4.The Inspector of Police Ammapet Police Station Salem District.
5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
S.S. SUNDAR, J., and SUNDER MOHAN, J., AP 29.11.2023