IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 14.03.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P No.2020 of 2016 Meena .. Petitioner Vs
1. The State of Tamil nadu, Rep.by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 9.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery Chennai .7 .. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus or any other appropriate writ, Order or Direction more specifically in the nature of a Writ of Habeas Corpus call for the entire records leading to the detention of the petitioner's husband Rajesh @ Kizhi Rajesh S/o.Kuttan Male Aged about 33 Years is presently lodged in Central Prison Puzhal at Chennai and has been detained under Act 14/82 as a “Goonda” vide detention order 11.08.2016 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein, made in BCDFGISSSV No./880/2016 quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Hon'ble Court and thereafter set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
For Petitioner : Mr.T.V.Somasundram For respondents : Mr.V.M.R. Rajentren Addl. Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S. NAGAMUTHU,J.,) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Rajesh @ Kizhi Rajesh, S/o.Mr.Kuttan, aged 33 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 11.08.2016 against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].
2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against her husband dated 11.08.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4838 Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 06.10.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.
3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.
Index : Yes/no Internet : Yes/no sr (S.N.J.,) (A.S.M.J.,) 14-03-2017 To
1. The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 9.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery Chennai .7
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.
And
ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
sr Order in H.C.P.No.2020 of 2016 14.03.2017 http://www.judis.nic.in