Santhya, Aged 22 Years v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.08.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.582 of 2018 Santhya ... Petitioner -Vs1.State of Tamil Nadu rep. By The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the order of detention No.132/BCDFGISSSV/2018 dated, 06/03/2018 passed by the 2nd respondent and to quash the same and also to direct the detenu Karthik @ Kulla Karthik, M/A 23 years, S/O.Rajendran, who is presently detained in the Central Prision, Puzhal, Chennai, to be produced before this Hon`ble court and set at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Thenrajan For Respondents: Mr. M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor ***

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The petitioner, who is the relative of the detenu herein, viz., Karthik @ Kulla Karthik, Son of Rajendran, aged 23 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

order passed by the second respondent by his order in No.132/BCDFGISSSV/2018, dated 06.03.2018 against her relative 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of detention passed by the second respondent as against the relative of the petitioner herein dated 06.03.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.1464, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 16.04.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.582 of 2018 PP(CO) TR(29/08/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/