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Karthikeyan v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep By

2020-06-25Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar,Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.06.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D. KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 2731 of 2019 Karthikeyan ... Petitioner/Brother of the Detenue -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.The Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records pertaining to the order of detention passed in BCDFGISSSV No.66/2019 dated 10.10.2019 passed by the second respondent and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's brother by name VigneshKumar @ Vicky, son of Velu, aged about 21 years, before this Court, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Thenrajan For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in BCDFGISSSV No.68/2019 dated 10.10.2019 detaining his brother as "Drug Offender", as contemplated https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

under Section 2(e) 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4885 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 29.11.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar raa/mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.The Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

4.The Joint Secretary to Govt., Public (Law & Order) Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.2731 of 2019 LN(CO) CB(16/07/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/