Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1412/2024dismissed as infructuous

Bagavathy v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2024-12-09Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan,Honourable Ms.Justice R. Poornima4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.12.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA Bagavathy ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai 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 entire records, connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in Detention order No.100/2024 dated 16.10.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Bagavathy, S/o.Kumar, aged about 24 years, now confining at 1/4

Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Dr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthilkumar Addl. Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

(Order of the court was delivered by G.R.Swaminathan, J.) Heard both sides.

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor informs the Court that the detention order passed against the detenu has since been revoked. Nothing survives for further adjudication in this habeas corpus petition. 3.This habeas corpus petition is dismissed as infructuous. (G.R.S. J.,) & (R.P. J.,) 09.12.2024 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias 2/4

To:- 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, O/o.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

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

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

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

and R.POORNIMA, J.

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