M.Sindhu v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.NO.1949 OF 2021 M.Sindhu ... Petitioner/Wife of the Detenue .Vs.

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/Detaining Authority,

3. The Superintendent of Police,

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Vellore, Vellore District.

5. The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Katpadi Police Station, Vellore District.

... Respondents PRAYER:- 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 the 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 C3/D.O.No.76/2021 quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband viz., Ajith @ Ajithkumar,

S/o.Krishnamoorthy, aged about 23 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at the Central Prison, Vellore. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.John Josh For Respondents :

Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C3/D.O.No.76/2021 dated 07.10.2021 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5711, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 26.11.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //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/Detaining Authority,

3.

The Superintendent of Police, 4.

The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Vellore, Vellore District.

5.

The Inspector of Police, Katpadi Police Station, Vellore 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.1949 OF 2021 SSN(CO) PBS/26/05/2022