In Brief
Kokaiyabai Yadav filed a criminal appeal challenging her detention. Following a Supreme Court order of 15 December 2016, the competent authority reconsidered her representation for release. By 7 January 2017, release orders were issued and the appellant was freed from detention. The Supreme Court, finding the appeal's subject matter moot, disposed of the appeal as the principal relief sought—the appellant's release—had already been granted by the executive authority.
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