Brindha v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.07.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.(MD)No.73 of 2023 and Crl.M.P.(MD)Nos.7947, 7668 and 7669 of 2023 Brindha .. Petitioner / Daughter of the detenue Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai - 9.

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

3.The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women,

4.The Inspector of Police, K.Pudupatti Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

.. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the detention order passed by the second respondent in Detention Order on 19.12.2022 in Detention Order in P.D.O.No.54/2022 and to quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or petitioner's mother, the detenue namely Annakodi, W/o.Mahalingam, aged about 39 years, before this Court and set her at liberty, now detained at Special Prison for Women, For Petitioner : Mr.Vidhyasager For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH,J.) Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the detenue died during the pendency of the Habeas Corpus Petition, which was also acknowledged by the learned

Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents. Since the detenue died during the pendency of the Habeas Corpus Petition, the detention order stands abated. Hence, the Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions stand closed. (M.S.R.,J.) (M.N.K.,J.) 25.07.2023 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Lm/mbi To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai - 9.

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

3.The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women,

4.The Inspector of Police, K.Pudupatti Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order), Chennai.

6.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

M.S.RAMESH,J.

and M.NIRMAL KUMAR,J.

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