S.Narmadha v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.12.2023 CORAM :

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

1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Principal Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise [XVI] Department Secretariat Complex, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Commissioner of Police Office Salem 636 006.

3.The Superintendent of Prisons Central Prison, Salem, Salem 636 007.

4.The Inspector of Police Annadanapatty Police Station Salem 636 002.

... Respondents

Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, calling for the records relating to the detention order in CMP.No.77/Goonda/Salem City/2023 dated 02.08.2023 passed by the 2nd respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Senthil Kumar aged 38 years son of Natesan who is presently confined in the Central Prison, Salem before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Balaji 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 02.08.2023 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dated 02.08.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4887, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIV] Department dated 07.09.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.] 18.12.2023 mkn Internet : Yes To 1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Principal Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise [XVI] Department Secretariat Complex, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Commissioner of Police Office Salem 636 006.

3.The Superintendent of Prisons Central Prison, Salem, Salem 636 007.

4.The Inspector of Police Annadanapatty Police Station Salem 636 002.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR, J., and SUNDER MOHAN, J., mkn 18.12.2023