Praveena v. The Secretary To The Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 02.07.2024 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Praveena ... Petitioner/friend of the detenue Vs.
1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI) Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai District 4.The Inspector of Police, Chindaripet Police Station, Chennai District ... 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
entire records in connection with the detention order in BCDFGISSSV No.140/2024 dated 28.02.2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body and person of the petitioner's friend, namely Sanjay, S/o.Mohan @ Dhargah Mohan, aged about 24 years, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner :
Mr.P.Muthamizhselvakumar For Respondents :
Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
M.S.RAMESH , J.
and SUNDER MOHAN, J.
The petitioner herein is the friend of the detenu viz., Sanjay, S/o.Mohan @ Dhargah Mohan, aged about 24 years, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 28.02.2024 slapped on the petitioner's friend, branding him 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner's friend, dated 28.02.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.2113, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 08.04.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 02.07.2024 Anu Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No
M.S.RAMESH , J.
and SUNDER MOHAN, J.
Anu To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI) Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai District 4.The Inspector of Police, Chindaripet Police Station, Chennai District 5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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