Sakthivel v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.10.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D. KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 681 of 2020 Sakthivel ... Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home,Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 09.

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

3.The Superintendent of Police, Perambalur, Perambalur District.

4.State Rep by:

Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station, Perambalur, Perambalur District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 06.02.2020 in Cr.M.P.No.02/2020 against son of the petitioner Neelakandan @ Selva, son of Sakthivel, who is confined at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner ..

Mr.A.Saranraj For Respondents..

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl.Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Cr.M.P.No.02/2020 dated 06.02.2020 detaining his son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1402 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 16.03.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// mmi/ssm Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home,Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 09.

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

3.The Superintendent of Police, Perambalur, Perambalur District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station, Perambalur, Perambalur District.

5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

7. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (law & Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai 9.

Copy To The Section Officer, Criminal Section, High Court, Madras.

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