IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19/07/2004 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KANAGARAJ and THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR Habeas Corpus Petition No.335 of 2004 Madalaimary .. Petitioner -Vs- 1. State, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Prohibition & Excise Department, For St. George, Chennai - 9. 2. The District Magistrate, and District Collector, Villupuram District. .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the relief as stated therein. For petitioner : No appearance For respondents : Mr. Abudu Kumar Rajarathinam Government Advocate (Crl. side) :O R D E R (Order of the Court was delivered by V. KANAGARAJ,J.) The wife of the detenu is the petitioner herein and he has come forward to file the above petition praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the order in C2/31828/2003 dated 27.6.2003 passed by the second herein and quash the same as illegal and further direct the respondents to produce the detenu Anthonisamy @ Periyakannu, S/o.Mariyasoosai, who is now confined in the Central Prison, Cuddalore, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. 2. The detenu has been detained on the ground that he was a Boot-legger, under the relevant provisions of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. 3. Heard Mr. Abudu Kumar Rajarathinam, learned government advocate on the criminal side with no representation made on the part of the petitioner. 4. On a perusal of the records, we are able to find that the order of detention has been made as early as on 27.6.2003 itself and since the term of one year has lapsed from the said date, as on date, the said order of detention has become i In result, for the foregoing reason assigned, the above Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. gs. 