Santhosh, Aged 21 Years, v. The Principal Secretary To

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 31.10.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM AND THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No. 1324 of 2018 Santhosh ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort. St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram. ... Respondents PRAYER:Habeas Corpus Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ or order or Direction particularly in the nature of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in No.C2/14254/2018 dated 18.06.2018 on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu Jana alias Sinna Jana alias Janarthanan Son of Abimannan, aged 26 years, who now confined at Central Prison, Cuddalore before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Anbuchezheian For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The petitioner, who is the friend of the detenu herein, viz., ana alias Sinna Jana alias Janarthanan, son of Abimannan, aged 26 years, has come forward with this petition challenging https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in No.C2/14254/2018, dated 18.06.2018 against his friend branding him as a "GOONDA" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 18.06.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.3163, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 30.07.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Deputy Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsi2 To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

3.The Joint Secretary to Government., Public (Law & Order), Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Cuddalur (in duplicate) 5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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