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Bakyalakshmi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2021-12-09Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mrs Justice R. Hemalatha3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.12.2021 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mrs. Justice R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.No.2013 of 2021 Bakyalakshmi .. Petitioner/Wife of Detenue Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

4.The Inspector of Police, T-14, Mangadu Police Station, Chennai - 600 099.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the 2nd respondent in No.267/BCDFGISSSV/2021 dated 14.09.2021 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body and person of the petitioner's husband viz., Sankar @ Mattu Sankar, son of Ravi, aged about 38 years, detained in the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.B.M.Santharam For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in No.267/BCDFGISSSV/2021 dated 14.09.2021 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5834, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 29.11.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

4.The Inspector of Police, T-14, Mangadu Police Station, Chennai - 600 099.

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

6.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai - 600 104.

H.C.P.No.2013 of 2021 RGN (CO) PR (27/12/2021)