Josephin v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Tuesday, the Thirty First day of October Two Thousand and Twenty Three PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.SUNDAR and The Hon`ble Mr.Justice R.SAKTHIVEL IN HCP (MD) No.984 of 2023 JOSEPHIN ... PETITIONER/MOTHER OF THE DETENU Vs 1 THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME, PROHIBITION AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, FORT ST.GEORGE, CHENNAI-600009.

2 THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY, TRICHIRAPPALLI.

3 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON TRICHIRAPPALLI CENTRAL PRISON, TRIRUCHIRAPPALLI.

... RESPONDENTS Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the petition filed therewith the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to temporarily release the detenu by name Kirubakaran, S/o.Joshi, aged about 23 years, now detained as Goonda and confirming at Trichirappalli Central Prison under preventive detention by the order passed by Respondent No.2 in 1/4

C.No.67/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2023 dated on 10.07.2023 under for 5 days to arrange and attend the Marrige function of the sister of the detenu schedule to be held on 23.10.2023 on humanitarian ground.

Prayer in Habeas Corpus Petition(MD) No. . 984/ 2023 : Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court will be pleased H2-GO. To detetion order of the R2 in C.NO.67/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2023 dated 10.07.2023 and Quash the same and to produce the body or person of the detenu Kirubakaran. S/o.Joshi, age 23 years, now confining as Goonda at Tirichirappalli Central Prison before this Honourable Court and set hi at liberty forthwith.

Order : This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition coming up for orders on this day, upon perusing the petition filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.S.RAMESH KUMAR, Advocate for M/S.ALAGUMANI R, Advocate for the petitioner and of Mr.A.THIRUVADIKUMAR, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondents, the court made the following order:- [Order of this Court was made by M.SUNDAR,J.,] When the matter was taken up, as the captioned Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has become infructuous, Mr.S.Ramesh Kumar, learned Counsel for petitioner sought leave to withdraw the same and made an endorsement in the case file. A scanned reproduction of the same is as follows: 2/4

2.In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is disposed of as closed / withdrawn. sd/- 31/10/2023 / TRUE COPY / /11/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

MR TO 1 THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO G OVERNMENT, HOME, PROHIBITION AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, FORT ST.GEORGE, CHENNAI-600009.

2 THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY, TRICHIRAPPALLI.

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3 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON TRICHIRAPPALLI CENTRAL PRISON, TRIRUCHIRAPPALLI.

4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

ORDER

IN Date :31/10/2023 SA/VRS/SAR. /06.11.2023/4P/5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023. 4/4