Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/721/2017dismissed

Shanmugavel v. The Principal Secretary To

2017-08-07Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh,Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.08.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.721 of 2017 Shanmugavel ... Petitioner -vs1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, O/o. the District Magistrate and District Collector, Virudhunagar District.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, 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 Cr.M.P.No.16/2017 (BOOTLEGGER), dated 09.05.2017 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Shanmugavel, son of Subbiah, aged about 36 years, now detained at Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh 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 09.05.2017 in Cr.M.P.No.16/2017, detaining the petitioner as "BOOTLEGGER", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. Today, when the matter is taken up, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Deputy Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department vide G.O.Rt.No.2930, dated 20.06.2017, and he has also produced a copy of the said Government Order.

3. In view of the same, nothing survives in this Habeas Corpus Petition and therefore this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) /Truecopy/ Sub Assistant Registrar 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 Magistrate and District Collector, O/o. The District Magistrate and District Collector, Virudhunagar District.

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

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

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