D.Santhosh v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.04.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.2992/2014 D.Santhosh

...Petitioner

vs.

1. The Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Egmore Chennai-8.

...Respondents

Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records in Memo No.1487/BDFGISSV2014 passed by the 2nd respondent on 11.10.2014 set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce Prabhu, son of Prakash, aged 26 years, now detained in Central Prison, Vellore before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Swamidoss Manokaran For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is cousin brother of the detenu herein, viz., Prabhu, aged about 26 years, Son of Prakash, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 11.10.2014 against his cousin brother 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detention passed by the second respondent as against the cousin brother of the petitioner herein dated 11.10.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6577, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 03.12.2014 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar AP To

1. The Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Egmore, Chennai-8.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

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

5.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.2992/2014 KK (CO) PSI (17.04.2015)