Murugesan v. The Addl Chief Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.11.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Murugesan .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison II, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

4.The Inspector of Police, V1 Villivakkam Police Station, Chennai - 600 049.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in

No.71/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 13.04.2022 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body and person of detenu viz. Jayakanthan, son of Murugesan, aged about 25 years, detained in the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.M.Santharam For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in No.71/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 13.04.2022 detaining his 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3011, Home, Prohibition and

Excise (XIII) 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) 18.11.2022 Index: Yes/No nsd To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison II, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

4.The Inspector of Police, V1 Villivakkam Police Station, Chennai - 600 049.

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.

nsd 18.11.2022