Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/552/2019dismissed as infructuous

Padmaswaran v. The Principal Secretary To

2019-12-12Honourable Mr Justice T.Raja,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

H.C.P.(MD)No.552 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12.12.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD)No.552 of 2019 Padmaswaran : Petitioner Vs.

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

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

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

: Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records, connected with the detention order of the Respondent No.2 in Crl.M.P.No.05/2019 (GOONDA) dated 12.06.2019 and quash the same and direct the Respondents to produce the detenu namely, Padmaswaran son of Muthu Ariappan, aged about 21 years, detained in Madurai Central Prison, before this Honourable Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by T.RAJA., J) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a proceedings dated 22.07.2019 in G.O.Rt.No.2632, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, submitted that the detention order has already been https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD)No.552 of 2019 revoked. Recording his submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar () // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Sj To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

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

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

Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.552 of 2019 Dated: 12.12.2019 VB(02.01.2020) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2