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Kandhayei v. The Secretary To The Government

2022-10-18Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice Rmt. Teekaa Raman4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.10.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Kandhayei ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Inspector of Police, Shevapet Police Station, Salem City.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of

detention passed by the second respondent dated 07.04.2022 in C.M.P.No.24/Goonda/Salem City/2022 against the petitioner's son Vignesh @ Vigneswaran, male, aged 27 years, S/o.Subramani, who is confined at the Central Prison, Salem and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C.M.P.No.24/Goonda/Salem City/2022 dated 07.04.2022 detaining her son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2987, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 23.05.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

(P.N.P., J.) (TKRJ) 18.10.2022 nsd To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Inspector of Police, Shevapet Police Station, Salem City.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

AND RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

nsd 18.10.2022