A.Swathi v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.12.2023 CORAM :

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

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

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, O/o.The Commissioner of Police Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Police Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police G1 Periyamedu Police Station Chennai.

... 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 in his proceedings in No.308/BCDFGISSSV/2023 dated 11.07.2023 and quash the same as illegal and produce the detenu namely Arunkumar @ Thaweed son of Tamilarasan aged 23 years now he is confined in Central Prison, Puzhal-II, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Raja 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 11.07.2023 slapped on her husband, branding him as "Goonda" 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submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the detenu herein dated 11.07.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt]

No.4675, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 24.08.2023 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.] 05.12.2023 AP Internet : Yes To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, O/o.The Commissioner of Police Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Police Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police G1 Periyamedu Police Station Chennai.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR, J., and SUNDER MOHAN, J., AP 05.12.2023