Keerthana v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.10.2025 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Keerthana ... Petitioner/Detenue's Wife -vs1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort.St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, F4, Thousand Light Police Station, Chennai.

... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the order of detention passed by the second respondent in his proceedings in No.475/BCDFGISSSV/2025 dated 15.07.2025 and quash the same as illegal and produce the detenue namely Arunachalam @ Sham aged 27 1/4

years as GOONDA now he is confined in Central Prison Puzhal II Chennai before this Honble Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : M/s.M.Kalyani For Respondents : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Addl. Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.5339, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 25.08.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submissions, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

(N.S.K,J.,) (M.J.R,J.,) 30.10.2025 ar 2/4

To:

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

2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, F4, Thousand Light Police Station, Chennai.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order), Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

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