Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/849/2019dismissed as infructuous

M. Jeya v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2020-01-06Honourable Mr Justice T.Raja,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

H.C.P.(MD)No.849 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 06.01.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD)No.849 of 2019 M.Jeya .. Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in No.11/BCDFGISSSV/2019, dated 05.08.2019, on the file of the second respondent herein, quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu, namely, the petitioner's husband i.e., Murugan alias Muruganantham, aged about 45 years, S/o.Shanmuga Thevar, now detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD)No.849 of 2019

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 proceeding dated 30.09.2019 in G.O.Rt.No.3778, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording his submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) smn2 To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

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

Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.849 of 2019 Dated:06.01.2020 JMN(28.01.2020) 2P : 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2