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P.Usha, v. The Principal Secretary To

2019-09-03Honourable Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan,Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

H.C.P.(MD)No.212 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.09.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH H.C.P.(MD)No.212 of 2019 P.Usha : Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, rep by The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort.St. George, Chennai-9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for entire records in detention order passed in C.O.C.No. 07/2019 dated 17.02.2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's brother namely Loganathan, S/o.Pampaiyan, male, aged 43 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.K.A.S.Prabhu For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD)No.212 of 2019

ORDER

S.VAIDYANATHAN, J.

AND N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the detenu died in the prison. This fact was confirmed by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. In view of the above, this petition has abated and accordingly, the same is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS ) To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort.St. George, Chennai-9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

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

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

Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.212 of 2019 Dated: 03.09.2019 CS(19.09.2019) 2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2