Archana v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 13.06.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice S.VAIDYANATHAN and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA H.C.P.No.2132 of 2021 Archana .. Petitioner/Detenu's Wife Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Secretary to Government (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. District Collector and District Magistrate

3. The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison, Vellore District.

4. The Superintendent of Police, O/o. Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

5. The Inspector of Police, Pernambut Police Station, Vellore District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to the impugned order of detention passed by the second respondent in C3/D.O.No.86/2021 dated 02.11.2021 and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu Appas s/o.Thiyagarajan aged about 27years petitioner's husband now confined at Central Prison, Vellore before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Mahadevan For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

S.VAIDYANATHAN, J.

AND A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo C3/D.O.No.86/2021 dated 02.11.2021 detaining her husband as "Bootleggers", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.6370, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 24.12.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar tsh To

1. The Secretary to Government (Home), The State of Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.District Collector and District Magistrate

3. The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison, Vellore District.

4. The Superintendent of Police, O/o.Superintendent of Police,

5. The Inspector of Police, Pernambut Police Station, Vellore District.

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

7. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (L & O), Fort St.George, Chennai -9.

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