Chitra v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.04.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN H.C.P.No.68 of 2024 Chitra ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu represented by Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison Puzhal, Chennai.

4.State Rep by Inspector of Police, H-6, R.K.Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records of the 2nd Respondent pertaining to the order made in Memo No.650/BCDFGISSV/2023, Dated 08.12.2023 in detaining the detenue under the Tamilnadu Act 14/1982 as a Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue, namely Kumara @ Kumaran Son of Govindaraj, aged 24 years who is detained at the Central Prison Puzhal, Chennai, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Raj For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.C. Aravind

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.348, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated

19.01.2024, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

[M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 05.04.2024 Index: Yes/No Tsg To 1.State of Tamil Nadu represented by Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison Puzhal, Chennai.

4.State Rep by Inspector of Police, H-6, R.K.Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Tsg H.C.P.No.68 of 2024 05.04.2024