Mrs.Revathy v. The Secretary To Govt.,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.05.2016

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P.No.79 of 2016 Revathy ..

Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records of the 2nd respondent herein in his proceedings under Memo No.1249/BCDFGISSSV/2015 dated 15.12.2015 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's husband by name Chandrasekar @ Sekar aged about 36 years, Son of Srinivasan, the detenu now confined in the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ranganathan For Respondents : Mr.M.Maharaja Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu, Chandrasekar @ Sekar, Son of Srinivasan, aged about 36 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 15.12.2015 against his sonin-law branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].

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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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 15.12.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.576, dated 12.02.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/dAssistant Registrar(CSVI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar gms/ds To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

4. The Superintendent Central Prison,Puzhal Chennai-9

5. The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Public (Law and Order) Fort St.George, Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.79 of 2016 kgk(co) aa30/05/2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/