Shobana v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.06.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD) No.418 of 2021 Shobana ... Petitioner -vs1.The State represented by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Collectorate Office, 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Trichy.

4.The Inspector of Police, Musiri Police Station, ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus, to call for records in Cr.M.P.No.8 of 2021, dated 22.02.2021 and issue a writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Habeas Corpus or any other order or direction, directing the respondents herein to produce the detenu viz., Mathivanan, son of Thangarasu, aged 41 years, who has been termed as "Goonda" and now confined in Central Prison, Trichy and set aside the same and set the detenu at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mrs.M.Baby Sudha For Respondents :

Mr.S.Ravi Standing counsel for Government 1/3

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the wife of the detenu, namely, Mathivanan, son of Thangarasu, aged 41 years, challenging the detention order in Cr.M.P.No.8 of 2021, dated 22.02.2021, passed by the second respondent, branding him as "Goonda" as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing counsel appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.1754, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XII) Department, dated 15.04.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

3. Recording the above submission, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

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To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Collectorate Office, 2/3

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Trichy.

4.The Inspector of Police, Musiri Police Station, 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.418 of 2021 22.06.2021 KK(30.06.2021) 3P 6C 3/3