Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/374/2014closed

P.Selvam v. The Principal Secretary To

2018-10-25Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh,Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.10.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.[MD].No.374 of 2014 P.Selvam : Petitioner Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home [Prison] Department, Tamil Nadu Government Chief Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Additional Director General of Police, /Inspector General of Prison, C.M.D.A Towers-II, No.1 Gandhi-Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Madurai 625 016 : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondents to produce before this Court the detenu - Pandi, 51 years, S/o.Veerabathira Thevar, C.P.No.3105, presently lodged in Madurai Central Prison and set him at liberty forthwith as per G.O.(Ms). No.1341/Home [Prison IV] Department/1996, dated 12.09.1996. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Anand For Respondents : Mr.K.Chellapandian Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

*********** [Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] Today, when the Habeas Corpus Petition is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Advocate General has produced a copy of the Government Order issued in G.O.(Ms).No.1232 Home [Prison-IV] Department, dated 28.08.2018, stating that the detenu herein has already been released prematurely.

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2. Recording the above, the Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-III) To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home [Prison] Department, Tamil Nadu Government Chief Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai 600 009 2.The Additional Director General of Police, /Inspector General of Prison, C.M.D.A Towers-II, No.1 Gandhi-Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Madurai 625 016 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.[MD].No.374 of 2014 25.10.2018 NB NM SV SAR3 28/11/2018 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/