A.Nirmala v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.07.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN A.Nirmala ... Petitioner/Mother of the detenue Vs.

1.The Home Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, St-george Fort, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, Commissioner Office, Vepary, Chennai - 600 007.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, H-6, R.K. Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

... Respondents

Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the detention order No.225/BCDFGISSSIV/2024, dated 20.03.2024, passed by the 2nd respondent under the respondent to produce the petitioner's son Ramesh @ Thondi Ramesh S/o.Arumugam aged about 24 years, the detenue now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, before this Hon'ble Court and set aside the petitioner's son Ramesh @ Thondi Ramesh S/o. Arumugam aged about 24 years the detenue herein at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Apunu For Respondents :

Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

The petitioner herein is the mother of the detenue viz., Ramesh @ Thondi Ramesh S/o.Arumugam, the detenue, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 20.03.2024 slapped on her son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest

Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner's son, dated 20.03.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.2611, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 02.05.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 11.07.2024 Anu Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Anu 1.The Home Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, St-george Fort, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, Commissioner Office, Vepary, Chennai - 600 007.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, H-6, R.K. Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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