P. Uchimahali v. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government

ORDER (Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH,J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to quash the detention order of the 2nd respondent in H.S.(M)Confdl.No.156/2022 dated

02.08.2022 and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu, namely, Rajkumar, S/o.Kasirajan, aged about 29 years, now confining as "Sexual Offender" at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

¶2The detention order, which is impugned herein, is dated

02.08.2022, as such, the detention period of one year is already over and hence, this petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

(M.S.R.,J.) (M.N.K.,J.)

03.08.2023 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Lm To

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order), Fort St.George, Chennai.

5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. M.S.RAMESH,J. and M.NIRMAL KUMAR,J. Lm

H.C.P.(MD)No.1507 of 2022

03.08.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.08.2023 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.(MD)No.1507 of 2022 P.Uchimahali .. Petitioner /Wife of the Detenu Vs. 1.State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli. .. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in H.S.(M)Confdl.No.156/2022 dated 02.08.2022 on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely the petitioner's husband i.e., Rajkumar, aged about 29 years, S/o.Kasirajan, now detained at the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor