Kumari v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 31.10.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Kumari ... Petitioner Vs 1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Addl. Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Cehnnai 600007.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai 600066.

4.The Inspector of Police, D-1, Triplicane Police Station, Chennai.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to the impugned order of detention passed by the second respondent in Detention order in Memo in 52/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 05.04.2022 under the Tamil Nadu

Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu viz., Selvam @ Appalam, male, aged 23 years, son of Murugesan, now confined at the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.T.V.Somasundaram For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo in 52/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 05.04.2022 detaining the 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2902, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 18.05.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the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) 31.10.2022 nsd

To 1.The Addl. Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Cehnnai 600007.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai 600066.

4.The Inspector of Police, D-1, Triplicane Police Station, Chennai.

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

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

AND RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

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