The High Court dismissed a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Jeyaseeli seeking transfer of her husband from Central Prison, Trichy. The petition was dismissed because the respondent had already transferred the convict on September 14, 2019, rendering the petition moot.
Petition dismissed as the transfer had already been effected on 14.09.2019.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 23.09.2019
Coram
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH
and
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN
H.C.P. No. 1644 of 2019
Jeyaseeli ... Petitioner/Wife of the Detenue
-vs-
The State Represented by:
1.The Additional Director General of Police,
(Head of the Prisons),
C.M.D.A. Towers,
Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
2.The Superintendent,
Central Prison,
Trichy. ... Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the
respondents to transfer the petitioner's husband Babu S/o. Swamy
(C.T.22193) from Central Prison, Trichy to Central Prison – I,
Puzhal, Chennai.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Mario Johnson
For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar
Addl. Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.]
Seeking a direction to the respondents to transfer the petitioner's husband Babu, S/o. Swamy (C.T.22193) from Central Prison, Trichy to Central Prison – I, Puzhal, Chennai, the present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
mmi/ssm
To
1.The Additional Director General of Police,
(Head of the Prisons),
C.M.D.A. Towers,
Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
2.The Superintendent,
Central Prison,
Trichy.
3.The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
4.The Superintendent,
Central Prison-I,
Puzhal, Chennai.
H.C.P. No. 1644 of 2019
nmI[co]
srg 21/10/2019
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to a writ of Habeas Corpus directing the transfer of her husband from Central Prison, Trichy to Central Prison - I, Puzhal, Chennai given the transfer already effect
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Jeyaseeli
The State Represented by the Additional Director General of Police
The State Represented by the Superintendent, Central Prison, Trichy
M.M.SUNDRESH
RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN
As recorded by the court registry
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