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Tamilarasi v. The District Collector And District Magistrate

2020-12-02Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mrs Justice T. Krishnavalli (Retd.)2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.826 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.12.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI H.C.P.(MD) No.826 of 2020 Tamilarasi ... Petitioner -vs1. The District Collector and District Magistrate Collectorate Office, Trichy District

2. The State rep.by The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai-9

3. The Inspector of Police Musiri Police Station Trichy District

4. The Superintendent Central Prison, Trichy ... 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 records in Cr.M.P.No.67/2020, dated 10.09.2020 and to direct the respondents herein to produce the detenu Pazhanivel, son of Arunachalam, aged 36 years, who has been termed as "Sand Offender" and now confined in Central Prison, Trichy and set aside the same and set the detenu at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.T.Senthil Kumar For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.) This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the wife of the detenu, namely, Pazhanivel, son of Arunachalam, aged 36 years, challenging the detention order in Cr.M.P.No.67/2020, dated 10.09.2020, passed by the first respondent, branding him as "Sand Offender" as contemplated under Section 2(gg) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.4633, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XII) Department, dated 28.10.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

3. Recording the above submissions, the habeas corpus petition is closed.

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To:

1. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Collectorate Office, Trichy District.

2. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

3. The Inspector of Police, Musiri Police Station, Trichy District.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Trichy.

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

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