Meena v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep.By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 07.02.2024 CORAM :

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

1. State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District Vellore.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, Panamadangi Police Station, Vellore District.

5. The Superintendent, 1/5

Special Prison for Women, Vellore ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the petitioner's sister detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 01.10.2023 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings C3/D.O. No. 102/2023 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's sister namely Jayanthi, aged 45 years, wife of Natarajan, before this Hon'ble Court and set her at liberty, now petitioner's sister detained at Special Prison for Women, Vellore.

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

O R D E R

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

The petitioner, sister of the detenu, namely Jayanthi, W/o.Natarajan, aged 45 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 01.10.2023 slapped on her sister, branding her as "BOOTLEGGER" as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the sister of the petitioner herein dated 01.10.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6633, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 27.11.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 07.02.2024 bga Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No 3/5

To

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District Vellore.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, Panamadangi Police Station, Vellore District.

5. The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Vellore.

6 .The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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