Beaula Kumari v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 19.01.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Beaula Kumari ... Petitioner Vs.

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

2. The Commissioner of Police / Detaining Authority, Chennai City, Chennai.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch-I Team 15, Land Fraud Investigation Wing-I, Chennai.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the 2nd respondent in Memo 1/5

No.399/BCDFGISSSV/2023 dated 13.09.2023 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body and person of the petitioner's husband namely Prakash, S/o. Sigamani, aged about 39 years detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For petitioner : Mr.B.s. Manikandan For Respondents : Mr.E. Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor Assisted by Mr.Aravind,C.

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.) The petitioner, wife of the detenu, namely B.Ravichandran @ Ayothi Ravi, S/o.Balu, aged 39 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 13.09.2023 slapped on her husband, branding him as "GOONDA" as contemplated under Section 2(f) of 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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 13.09.2023 has been revoked by the 2/5

Government in G.O. [Rt] No.5907, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIII) Department, dated 19.10.2023 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 the same has become infructuous. [M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 19.01.2024 bga Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No 3/5

To

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

2. The Commissioner of Police / Detaining Authority, Chennai City, Chennai.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch-I Team 15, Land Fraud Investigation Wing-I, Chennai.

5 .The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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