Madras High CourtHCP/1213/2020closed

M.Brindha v. State Rep. By

2020-12-23Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar,Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.12.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 1213 of 2020 M. Brindha ... Petitioner (wife of detenue) Vs 1.State rep. By the Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai -9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Salem District.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, Kanna Kurichi Police Station, Salem District. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in C.M.P.No.31/Goonda/salem city/2020, dated 01.06.2020 on the file of the Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Salem District, the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Kerala Mani @ Manikandan, S/o. Chandran, aged about 37 years, now confined at Central Prison, Salem before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr. S. Rajanikanth For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor Page numbers https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C.M.P.No.31/Goonda/Salem City/2020, dated 01.06.2020, detaining her husband as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3159 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 27.07.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai -9.

2.The Joint Secretary to Govt., Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

3.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Salem District.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Salem Central Prison, Salem District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Kanna Kurichi Police Station, Salem District. 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.1213 of 2020 BS(CO) CB(02/02/2021) Page numbers https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/