Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/217/2021closed

Sivakumari v. The Principal Secretary To Government

2021-03-17Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.217 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.03.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.217 of 2021 Sivakumari ... Petitioner/Mother of the Detenu -vs1.The Principal Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police Madurai City, Madurai 3.The Superintendent of Prison Madurai Central Prison, Madurai ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in No.79/BCDFGISSSV/2020, dated 22.12.2020 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Vineshkumar @ Vigneshkumar, son of Thulasitharan, aged about 32 years, now detained as Drug Offender at Madurai Central Prison, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.Alagumani.R.

For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.795, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 18.02.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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2. Recording the above submissions, the habeas corpus petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Note :

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krk To:

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai.

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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