IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI WRIT PETITION (HC) NO.3 OF 2019 BETWEEN:
IQBAL AHMED SON OF AMEERJAN, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: DRIVER, RESIDING AT NO.237, NARAYANA PILLAI STREET, BHARTHI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 001.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI ANEES ALI KHAN, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE NO.1, INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. THE SUPERINTENDENT BENGALURU CENTRAL PRISON PARAPANA AGRAHARA, BENGALURU-560 100.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI E.S. INDIRESH, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3) THIS WPHC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARE THE DETENTION OF KHAJA MOIN @ MOIN SON OF IQBAL AHMED BY ORDER NO.(18) CRM (4) DTN/2018 DATED 29.09.2018 VIDE ANNEXURE-A PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 AND APPROVED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 BY ORDER NO.HD 527 SST 2018 DATED 09.10.2018 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AS ILLEGAL AND SET THE DETENUE AT LIBERTY.
***** THIS WPHC COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Petitioner’s counsel is absent.
This petition is filed seeking to quash the order of detention dated 29.09.2018 and the confirmation order dated 09.10.2018.
2. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent – State submits that the period of detention having been expired, the detenue has also been released. Hence, nothing further survives for consideration.
In view of the submissions made, the petition stands disposed off.
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JUDGE JUDGE JJ