K.Swapna v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.8.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN H.C.P.No.771 of 2016 K.Swapna ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

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

... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records pertaining to the impugned detention order vide No. 377/BCDFGISSSV/2016 dated 31.3.2016 passed by the 2nd respondent herein and approved by the first respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenue Thiru Karikalan son of Thirunavukkarasu, aged 43 years, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Corut and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.S. Kingston Jerold For Respondents :

Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.) The petitioner is the wife of the detenu viz., Thiru Karikalan son of Thirunavukkarasu, aged 43 years. The detenu has been branded as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under the order of the 2nd respondent passed in Memo No.377/BCDFGISSSV/2016 dated 31.03.2016.

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 31.03.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2253, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 18.05.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kua To 1.The Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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