K.Alamelu v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.10.2022 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN H.C.P.No.1959 of 2022 K.Alamelu W/o.Kesavan ... Petitioner Vs.

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

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

3.The Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

4.The Inspector of Police, Kiliyanur Police Station, Villupuram District.

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5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Cuddalore, Cuddalore.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records pertaining to Rc.No.C2/9094/2022 dated 23.08.2022 on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband Kesavan s/o.Shanmugam, aged 40 years, now confined at Central Prison, Cuddalore, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.Charles Kamalesh M.Appaji For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

[Made by RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN, J.] The petitioner is the wife of the detenu viz., Kesavan s/o.Shanmugam, aged 40 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in Rc.No.C2/9094/2022 dated 23.08.2022, holding him to be a "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the 2/4

detention order passed against the detenu in Rc.No.C2/9094/2022 dated 23.08.2022, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.6407, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 28.09.2022 and produced a copy of the said order. In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

[PNP, J.] [TKR, J.] 11.10.2022 Index: Yes/No gm To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

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RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

gm 4.The Inspector of Police, Kiliyanur Police Station, Villupuram District.

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Cuddalore, Cuddalore.

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

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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