(Order of the Court was made by M.JAICHANDREN,J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed, by the detenue, namely, Shalini, aged about 24 years, wife of Karthik, praying that this Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records, in No.43/BCDFGISSSV/2016, dated 1.2.2016, passed by the second Respondent, detaining the detenue, under Section 3(1) of 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), branding her as a “Goonda”, in the Special Prison for Women, Puzhal, Chennai, and to quash the same and to direct the Respondents to produce the body of the detenue and set her at liberty forthwith. 2 At this stage of the hearing of the Habeas Corpus Petition, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner had submitted that the impugned detention order is dated 1.2.2016 and therefore, the period of detention, prescribed under the Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982, had already expired. Hence, the Habeas Corpus Petition has become infructuous.
3 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents had not refuted the submission made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.
4 In such circumstances, recording the above said submission of the learned counsels appearing for the parties concerned, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed, as infructuous.
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1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Chennai.
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
M.JAICHANDREN,J.
and T.MATHIVANAN, J.
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