Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1232/2018dismissed

Jeyantha v. The Principle Secretary To

2018-10-26Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh,Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.10.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.1232 of 2018 Jeyantha ... Petitioner vs.

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kanniyakumari District, Nagercoil.

3. The Superintendant of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in P.D.No.36 of 2018 dated 20.07.2018 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely Jeyantha aged about 38 years S/o Raj, now detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention, dated 20.07.2018 passed in P.D.No.36 of 2018 detaining him as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982.

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2.When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the order of detention passed against the detenu has already been revoked by the Government.

3.Recording the above submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (CS-II) To

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kanniyakumari District, Nagercoil.

3. The Superintendant of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

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

MJ TE/RSK/SAR-2 : 27/11/2018 : 2P/6C H.C.P.(MD) No.1232 of 2018 26.10.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/