J.Renin v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No.1515 of 2020 J.Renin .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, City Police Office, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore - 18.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore, 4.State Rep. by its The Inspector of Police, D-4, Kuniamuthur Police Station, .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records, relating to the petitioner detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 28.07.2020 on the file of the second respondent made in proceedings Memo C.No.52/G/IS/2020, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner namely J.Renin, S/o.Joseph Logu, aged 23 years before this Court and set the petitioner at liberty from detention, now the petitioner detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore.

For Petitioner :

Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo C.No.52/G/IS/2020 dated 28.07.2020, detaining him as "Goonda" 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3625, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 04.09.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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. Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CS IV ) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar mmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, City Police Office, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore - 18.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore,

4.State Rep. by its The Inspector of Police, D-4, Kuniamuthur Police Station, 5.The Joint Secretary Public Law & Order Department Secretariate, Fort St.George Chennai-104 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.1515 of 2020 aa03/03/2021