← Library
Madras High CourtHCP/1857/2021closed

Vadhaneswari v. State Rep By

2022-03-29Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice A.A.Nakkiran3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.03.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.NO.1857 OF 2021 Vadhaneswari .. Petitioner/ Detenue's Wife Vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Secretary to the Government, (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore District.

4. The Superintendent of Police, O/o.Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

5. State represented by The Inspector of Police, Prohibition Enforcement Wing, Villupuram District.

.. 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 impugned order of detention passed by the second respondent in Rc.No.C2/29281/2021 dated 29.10.2021 and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu Rambo Manikandan @ Manikandan, son of Kumar, aged about 32 years, petitioner's husband, now confined at the Central Prison, Cuddalore, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Saravanakumar 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 Rc.No.C2/29281/2021 dated 29.10.2021 detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.6403, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 24.12.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore District.

4. The Superintendent of Police, O/o.Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

5. The Inspector of Police, Prohibition Enforcement Wing, Villupuram District.

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.1857 of 2021 SKM(CO) PM/13/04/2022