Murugan, 47 Yrs, v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.03.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.No.3 of 2018 Murugan ... Petitioner/Father of Detenue -Vs1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri.

... 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 order of detention 74/2017 dated, 07/12/2017 passed by the 2nd respondent and to quash the same and also to direct the detenu Thiru.Karthick,aged years S/O.Thiru.Murugan, who is confined at Borstal School, Pudukottai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Hon`ble court and set at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Senthil Vel For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The petitioner, who is the father of the detenu herein, viz., Karthick, son of Murugan, aged 19 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in S.C.No.74/2017, dated 07.12.2017 against his son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 07.12.2017 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.139, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XV] Department dated 12.01.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/- Asst.Registrar (CS VI ) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar kmi 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, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

4. The Superintendent, Borstal School, Pudukottai.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.3 of 2018 vgii(co) nr 11/04/2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/