Vasantha v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.08.2020 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI H.C.P.No.287 of 2020 Vasantha ... Petitioner/Mother of the Detenue Vs 1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By the Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai - 600007. ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the detention order in Memo No.386/BCDFGISSSV/2019, dated 09.07.2019 passed by the 2nd respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondent to produce the petitioner's son Anandan @ Karuppu Anandan S/o.Bose aged about 42 years the detenu, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set the petitioner's son Anandan @ Karuppu Anandan S/o.Bose aged about 42 years the detenu herein at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ilayakumar.

For Respondents: Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN.J.,) The matter was heard through "Video Conference". https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that since the detention order was passed on 09.07.2019, the detenu was already released and the prayer has become infructuous and he has also submitted that the detenu was subsequently murdered by another gang on 04.08.2020.

3.In view of the above said submission, this Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS ) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By the Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

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

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (L&O) Fort St.George, Chennai.

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