Savithri v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 31.01.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN H.C.P.No.2335 of 2019 Savithri W/o.K.Devadoss ... Petitioner Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600009.

2. The District Collector cum District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

3. The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, Vellore.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records of the second respondent in connection with the order in D.O.No.77/2019-C2 dated 09.10.2019 and quash the same and produce the petitioner's husband, namely, Devadoss S/o.Kannan, aged 34 years, now confined at Central Prison, Vellore, under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Pugalenthi For Respondents: Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of this Court was made by R.SUBBIAH, J] Petitioner is the wife of the detenu, Devadoss S/o.Kannan, aged 34 years, who has been branded as 'Goonda' under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under orders of second respondent https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

passed in D.O.No.77/2019-C2 dated 09.10.2019. Such order is under challenge herein.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the husband of the petitioner in D.O.No.77/2019-C2 dated 09.10.2019 on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.4887, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 29.11.2019 and produced a copy of the said order.

In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar gm To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600009.

2. The District Collector cum District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

3. The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, Vellore.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.2335 of 2019 VD(CO) SP(04/03/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/