Avayambal v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :29.10.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN and THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA H.C.P.(MD) No.1132 of 2024 Avayambal ... Petitioner Vs.

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

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

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

4.The Superintendent, District Jail, Pudukkottai District.

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the second 1/4

respondent in P.D.No.18/2024, dated 07.08.2024 detaining the detenu Samiravi @ Ravikumar, Male, aged about 47 years, son of Sivasamy, now detained at District Jail, Pudukkottai District and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's son and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.L.Jaivenkatesh For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to call for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the second respondent in P.D.No.18/2024, dated 07.08.2024 detaining the detenu Samiravi @ Ravikumar, Male, aged about 47 years, son of Sivasamy, now detained at District Jail, Pudukkottai District and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's son and set him at liberty forthwith.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.6778, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 28.09.2024, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government. 2/4

3. In view of the same, nothing survives for further adjudication. This Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

(C.V.K., J.) (R.P, J.) 29.10.2024 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No LS To

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

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

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

4.The Superintendent, District Jail, Pudukkottai District.

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

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

and R.POORNIMA, J.

LS ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.1132 of 2024 29.10.2024 4/4