Habeas Corpus petition filed by detenu's wife challenging detention order. Court dismissed the petition as infructuous after respondents represented that the government had revoked the detention order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 23.07.2020
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI H.C.P.No.85 of 2020
Tmt.Madhu
... Petitioner
Vs
1.The Commissioner of Police,
Office of the Commissioner of Police,
Greater Chennai.
2.The Additional Chief Secretary,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department,
Secretariat,
Chennai – 600 009.
3.The Superintendent,
Central Prison,
Puzhal, Chennai – 600 066.
... Respondents
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the Order of Detention passed by the first respondent herein and made in No.859/B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V./2019 dated 11.12.2019 and to set aside the same and direct the third respondent to produce the detenu, Thiru Thangaiya @ Samy, aged 56 years S/o.Jayaraman, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and thereby setting him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.T.S.Srinivasan. For Respondents: Mr. R. Prathap Kumar,
Additional Public Prosecutor.
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O R D E R
(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN.J.,)
This Petition has been filed by the wife of the detenu, viz., Thiru Thangaiya @ Samy, aged 56 years S/o.Jayaraman, challenging the detention order passed by the first respondent against the detenu in No.859/B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V./2019 dated 11.12.2019.
2.It is represented by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the Respondents that the Government has revoked the detention order passed by the first respondent against the detenu who is the husband of the petitioner.
3.In view of the said representation, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.
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Assistant Registrar
True Copy
Sub-Assistant Registrar
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To
1.The Commissioner of Police,
Office of the Commissioner of Police,
Greater Chennai.
2.The Additional Chief Secretary,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department,
Secretariat,
Chennai – 600 009.
3.The Superintendent,
Central Prison,
Puzhal, Chennai – 600 066.
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4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.
H.C.P.No.85 of 2020
pa(co)
aa11/09/2020
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
Thmt. Madhu
The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai
The Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu
The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal
N.Kirubakaran
V.M.Velumani
As recorded by the court registry
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