P.Svithiri v. The Principal Chief Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.08.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.(MD)No.1782 of 2022 P.Savithiri .. Petitioner /Wife of the Detenu Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Pudukottai District, Collector's Office, Pudukottai District.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

.. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records of the detention order

passed by the second respondent vide his proceeding in P.D.O.No.39/2022 dated 17.08.2022 and quash the same as illegal and to direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu namely Palani @ Palaniyandi Chinnapoosari, son of Palaniyandi, aged 65 years, now detained at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli District before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Muthusamy For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH,J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to quash the detention order of the 2nd respondent in P.D.O.No.39/2022 dated 17.08.2022 and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, namely, Palani @ Palaniyandi Chinnapoosari, son of Palaniyandi, aged about 65 years, now confining as Sexual Offender at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, before this Court and set him at liberty.

2. The detention order, which is impugned herein, is dated 17.08.2022, as such, the detention period of one year is already over and hence, this petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

(M.S.R.,J.) (M.N.K.,J.) 18.08.2023 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Lm To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Pudukottai District, Collector's Office, Pudukottai District.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order), Fort St.George, Chennai.

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

M.S.RAMESH,J.

and M.NIRMAL KUMAR,J.

Lm H.C.P.(MD)No.1782 of 2022 18.08.2023