Anthonyammal v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.03.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.No.1837 of 2021 Anthonyammal ..Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Coimbatore, 5.State represented by The Inspector of Police, Valparai Police Station,

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 07.10.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo Cr.M.P.No.36/D.O/2021/E1, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband viz., A.Yesu, S/o.Arulappan, aged 52 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at the Central Prison, Coimbatore.

For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Cr.M.P.No.36/D.O/2021/E1 dated 07.10.2021 detaining her husband 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5725, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 26.11.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Coimbatore,

5.The Inspector of Police, Valparai Police Station, 6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1837 of 2021 PL(CO) SP(06/04/2022)