Santhi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep By

In the High Court of Judicature at Madras Dated: 23.03.2016 Coram:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN H.C.P.No.2612 of 2015 Santhi .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Secretary to Government Department of Prohibition and Excise (Home) Fort St.George Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai City Police Commissioner Office Egmore Chennai-600 008.

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Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the detention order made in Memo No.966/BDFGISSV/2015, dated 18.09.2015, passed by the second respondent herein and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the body of the detenu Suresh, S/o.Aruldoss, Male, aged 26 years, and now detained at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and to set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner .. Mr.Ilayaraja Kandasamy For Respondents .. Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(The order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU.,J ) The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent, dated 18.09.2015, against the detenu Suresh 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, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. 2.Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the petitioner, dated 18.09.2015, has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.7150 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 12.11.2015, and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government The State of Tamil Nadu Department of Prohibition and Excise (Home) Fort St.George Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai City Police Commissioner Office Egmore Chennai-600 008.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

4. The Joint Secretary to Goverment Public Law and Order Department Fort St.George chennai-9 5.The District Collector Chennai 6.The Superitendent Central Prison, Puzhal Chennai H.C.P.No.2612 of 2015 aa26/04/2016