S.Ranjith v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.12.2022 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH H.C.P.No.1070 of 2022 S.Ranjith S/o.Subramaniyam .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Salem District.

3.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Salem, Salem District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Steel Plant Police Station, Salem City, Salem District.

.. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in detention order passed in C.M.P.No.40/Goonda/Salem City/2022 dated 1/4

09.05.2022 passed by the second respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the body of the detenu, namely, Gowrisankar @ Sankar S/o.Loganathan, aged 28 years, No.4/63, Sakthi Kovil Vattam, Periyaputtur, Kondalampatty, Salem City, Salem District, who is now confined in Central Prison, Salem, Salem District, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Dinesh Kumar For Respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor *****

ORDER

[Made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J] The petitioner is the friend of the detenu viz., Gowrisankar @ Sankar S/o.Loganathan, aged 28 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in C.M.P.No.40/Goonda/Salem City/2022 dated 09.05.2022, holding him to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in C.M.P.No.40/Goonda/Salem 2/4

City/2022 dated 09.05.2022, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.3905, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 28.06.2022 and produced a copy of the said order. In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

[P.N.P., J] [N.A.V., J] 16.12.2022 Index: Yes/No gm/ssr To 1.The Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Salem District.

3.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Salem, Salem District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Steel Plant Police Station, Salem City, Salem District.

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P.N.PRAKASH, J and N.ANAND VENKATESH, J gm 5.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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