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Punitha v. The Secretary To Government

2015-03-24Honourable Mrs. Justice Aruna Jagadeesan,Honourable Mr Justice M. Jaichandren2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.03.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE ARUNA JAGADEESAN HCP.No.2565/2014 Punitha Petitioner/Mother of Detenu Vs 1 THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME PROHIBITION AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT FORT ST GEORGE CHENNAI 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE GREATER CHENNAI VEPERY CHENNAI Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 23.08.2014 in BDFGISSV No.1052/2014 against petitioner's, the detenu herein, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Thiru Gopi @ Gopinath, son of Suguneswaran, aged about 24 years before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.T.V.Somasundaram For Respondents :

Mr.C.Emalias, APP

ORDER

The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu, Son of Suganeshwaran, aged about 24 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 23.08.2014 against her son 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].

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 23.08.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.5246, dated 20.10.2014 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 infructuous. gms s/d- Assistant Registrar(R) Dt:8/4/2015 True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar

1. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras

2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME PROHIBITION AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT FORT ST GEORGE CHENNAI 3 THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE GREATER CHENNAI VEPERY CHENNAI

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

5.

The Joint Secretary to Govt.

Public (Law & Order) Dept.

Fort St.George, Chennai 9.

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