Saraswathi v. The Principal Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.06.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Saraswathi ... Petitioner/Mother of the detenue Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Puzhal, Chennai-66.

4.The Inspector of Police, L & O, T-7, Otteri Police Station, Chennai.

... Respondents

Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records made in BCDFGISSSV No.17 of 2024 dated 06.02.2024 on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenue, S.Santhiya, W/o.Silambarasan, aged about 24 years now confined at Special Prison for Women, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set her at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Senthil Vel For Respondents :

Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

The petitioner is the mother of the detenu viz., S.Santhiya, W/o.Silambarasan, aged about 24 years, now confined at Special Prison for Women, Puzhal, Chennai, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 06.02.2024, branding her as "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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner's daughter, dated 06.02.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.1603, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 18.03.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3.Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as the same has become infructuous. [M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 20.06.2024 Anu Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Anu To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Puzhal, Chennai-66.

4.The Inspector of Police, L & O, T-7, Otteri Police Station, Chennai.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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