S.Devavengatesh v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.03.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. SENTHILKUMAR S.Devavengatesh ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Secretary Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison,Tiruchirappalli, 4.The Inspector of Police, Vellankanni Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the

detention order issued by the second respondent herein in C.O.C.No.42/2024 dated 22.12.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the body of the detenue namely Sundaramoorthy @ Nondi Sundaramoorthy, aged 61 years, the father of the petitioner herein, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith from the third respondent prison viz., the Central Prison Tiruchirapalli. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Mageshkumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John

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.492, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 31.01.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

[M.S.R, J.] [N.S, J.] 24.03.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order Sni To 1.The Secretary to State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison,Tiruchirappalli, 4.The Inspector of Police, Vellankanni Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

6.The Joint Secretary, Public (Law & Order), Chennai - 600 009.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and N. SENTHILKUMAR, J.

Sni 24.03.2025