Sarasu v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 03.08.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.1141 of 2015 Sarasu

...Petitioner

-v1. The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 800 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai-9.

...Respondents

Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in Memo No.237/BDFGISSV/2015 on the file of the second respondent and to quash the order of detention dated 14.03.2015 and to direct the production of the detenu detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai under the Act 14 of 1982 before this Court and to set the detenu Logu @ Loganathan, male, aged 32 years, son of Arumugam at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Rajavelu For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu Logu @ Loganathan, male, aged 32 years, son of Arumugam, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in Memo No.237/BDFGISSV/2015 dated 14.03.2015 passed by the second respondent against her son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, "Bootlegger", Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 14.03.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.[Rt] No.3026, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 06.05.2015 and she has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar cse To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 800 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai-9.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai-66.

H.C.P. No.1141 of 2015 KJI (CO) PSI (17.08.2015)