Madras High CourtHCP/1201/2020closed

Jayanthi v. The Secretary To The Government

2021-01-08Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice V.Sivagnanam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.01.2021 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No. 1201 of 2020 Jayanthi .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 09.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District, Ranipet - 1.

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

4.The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam Town Police Station, Ranipet District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying 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 05.07.2020 in B3.D.O.No.71/2020 against the petitioner's son Gunda @ Venkatesan, male, aged 27 years, S/o.Sudharsan, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore 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.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B3.D.O.No.71/2020, dated 05.07.2020 detaining her son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3642 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 04.09.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar mmi To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 09.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District, Ranipet - 1.

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

4.The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam Town Police Station, Ranipet District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No. 1201 of 2020 SSD(CO) SP(01/02/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/