Ranjith Kumar v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 07.07.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.179 of 2015 Ranjith (a) Ranjithkumar .. Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. By the Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Chennai 600 008.

.. Respondents Prayer:- This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 18.12.2014 in Memo BCDFGISSSV No.2114/2014 against the petitioner/ the detenu herein, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu, Ranjith @ Ranjithkumar, son of Mari, aged about 25 years, before this Court and to set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(The order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN.,J.) The petitioner/detenu,Ranjith @ Ranjithkumar, son of Mari, aged about 25 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 08.12.2014 against the detenu branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual 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 2nd respondent as against the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petitioner dated 08.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1206, Home, Prohibition & Excise (X) Department dated 19.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Chennai 600 008.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai. 4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. H.C.P.No.179 of 2015 GGK(co) cp 05.08.2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/