V. Megala v. The Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12.07.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA V.Megala : Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

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PRAYER: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the Detention Order passed by the second respondent in his proceedings C.No.77/Detention/C.P.O./T.C/2021 dated 20.12.2021 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the person or body of the Detenu namely Vijayakumar, S/o. Rajadurai, aged 34 years (now detained at Central Prison, Trichy) before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Anandakumar For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

*********** [Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] It is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that the detention order, passed in C.No.77/Detention/C.P.O./T.C/2021 dated 20.12.2021, by the second respondent, has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No.1455, dated 18.03.2022.

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2.Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

[P.N.P.,J.] & [R.H.,J.] 12.07.2022 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No MR To 1.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

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

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P.N.PRAKASH, J.

and R.HEMALATHA, J.

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