Annapoorani v. The Secretary To Government,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 04.07.2024 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Annapoorani .. Petitioner/ Mother of the detenue
Versus
State of Tamilnadu Rep. by
1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Salem City,
3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison,
4. The Inspector of Police, Veeranam Police Station, .. 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 records pertaining to the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent in 1/5
C.M.P.N.10/Goonda/Salem City/2024, dated 04.03.2024 against the petitioner's son the detenue Muthu, Male, aged 32 years, S/o. Perumal now confined in Central Prison, Salem and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Muruganantham For Respondents : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
M.S.RAMESH , J.
and SUNDER MOHAN, J.
The petitioner herein is the son of the detenue viz., Muthu, S/o.Perumal, now confined at Central Prison, Salem, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent, dated 04.03.2024 slapped on her son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual 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 2/5
petitioner's son, dated 04.03.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.2105, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 08.04.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 04.07.2024 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To
1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Salem City,
3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison,
4. The Inspector of Police, Veeranam Police Station, 3/5
5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.
M.S.RAMESH, J.
AND SUNDER MOHAN, J.
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