Mahabharathi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.11.2022
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH H.C.P.(MD)No.893 of 2022 Mahabharathi ... Petitioner /Detenue Vs.
1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Madurai District.
3.The Superintendant 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 BCDFGISSSV.No.30/2022 dated 13.05.2022 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Mahabharathi, son of
Somanathan, aged about 22 years, now detained as "Drug Offender" at Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
M.S.RAMESH,J.
and N. ANAND VENKATESH,J.
When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a proceeding in G.O.Rt.No.3890, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 28.06.2022 submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.
2.Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.
(M.S.R.,J.) (N.A.V.,J.) 30.11.2022 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes
To:
1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Madurai District.
3.The Superintendant of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
M.S.RAMESH,J.
and N. ANAND VENKATESH,J.
Ns Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.893 of 2022 Dated 30.11.2022