Vani v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep.By The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.12.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Vani ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent of Police Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police Pernambut Circle Vellore District.

... Respondents

Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, calling for the records pertaining to the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent vide his proceedings C3/D.O.No.68/2023 dated 16.07.2023 against the petitioner's husband Sudhakar, male, aged 40 years son of Nagendran, now confined in Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Muruganantham For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.Aravind.C

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by S.S.SUNDAR, J.,] (1)The petitioner, wife of the detenu, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 16.07.2023 slapped on her husband, branding him as "Bootlegger" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

(2)The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the detenu herein dated 16.07.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt]

No.4929, Home, Prohibition & Excise [IX] Department dated 07.09.2023 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 having become infructuous. [S.S.S.R., J.] [S.M, J.] 12.12.2023 AP Internet : Yes To 1.The Secretary to the Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent of Police Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police Pernambut Circle Vellore District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR, J., and SUNDER MOHAN, J., AP 12.12.2023