Madumathi v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep.By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26.05.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Ms. Justice P.T.ASHA H.C.P. No.2740 of 2019 Madumathi ... Petitioner/Wife of the detenue -vs1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep.by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort.St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.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 entire records leading to the detention of the petitioner's husband Santhosh @ Santhosh Kumar son of Dass, male aged about 41 years is presently lodged in Central Prison Puzhal at Chennai and has been detained under Act 14/82 as a "Goonda" vide detention order dated 26.11.2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein made in BCDFGISSSV No.86 of 2019 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Court and thereafter set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. For Petitioner ..

Mr.M.Rajavelu 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.86 of 2019 dated 26.11.2019 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.146 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 10.01.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ms To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort.St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

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

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (law & Order), Fort Saint George, chennai 9 5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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