S.Haribabu v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.07.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI H.C.P.No.17 of 2020 S.Haribabu, Male, Aged 53 years, S/o. Sriramallu, No.2/22, Pillayar Koil Street, Padiyanallur, Redhills, Chennai - 600 052.

.. Petitioner / Father of detenu Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretriate, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, (Goondas Section), Egmore, Chennai.

.. Respondents PRAYER: This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records leading to the detention of the petitioner's son H.Devaraj, @ Deva, son of Haribabu, aged 26 years is presently lodged in Central Prison, Puzhal and has been detained under Act 14/82 as a Goonda vide detention order dated 28.11.2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein, made in No. 819/BCDFGISSSV/2019 quash the same and consequently direct the respondent herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Court and therefore set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Puzhal.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Senthamil Arasu For Respondents: Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN,J.) The matter is heard through video-conferencing. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.This petition has been filed by the Father of the detenu viz., H.Devaraj, @ Deva, aged about 26 years, challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent against the detenu in proceedings Memo No.819/BCDFGISSSV/2019, dated 28.11.2019.

3.It is represented by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as well as by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents that the Government has revoked the detention order passed by the second respondent against the detenu, who is the son of the petitioner. 4.In view of the said representation, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar krk To 1.The Secretary to Government, (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretriate, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, (Goondas Section), Egmore, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent Central Prison Puzhal, Chennai 600 066 4.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (law and order) Fort.St.George Chennai 9.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.17 of 2020 VSNII(CO) SP(25/08/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/