Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/407/2023closed

Selvarani v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2023-08-18Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.08.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.(MD)No.407 of 2023 Selvarani .. Petitioner / Detenue Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Theni District.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Madurai District.

.. Respondents PRAYER: 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 of the Respondent No.2 in Detention Order No.23/2023 dated 24.02.2023 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce

the body or person of the detenue by name Selvarani, wife of Jeyachandran, aged about 55 years, now detained as "Drug Offender" at Special Prison for Women, Madurai before this Court and set her at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH,J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a proceeding in G.O.Rt.No.1718, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department dated 27.03.2023, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. (M.S.R.,J.) (M.N.K.,J.) 18.08.2023 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Lm

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Theni District.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Madurai District.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order), Fort St.George, Chennai.

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

M.S.RAMESH,J.

and M.NIRMAL KUMAR,J.

Lm H.C.P.(MD)No.407 of 2023 18.08.2023