Manjula v. Principal Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.12.2022 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH H.C.P.No.1174 of 2022 Manjula W/o.Gangadurai ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Avadi City.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 66.

4.The Inspector of Police, T-3 Korattur Police Station, Chennai.

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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 14.05.2022 in Memo No.35/BCDFGISSSV/2022 against the petitioner's son Jeevan Prabhu S/o.Gangadurai, aged 22 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Senthilvel For Respondents :

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

O R D E R

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner is the mother of the detenu, Jeevan Prabhu S/o.Gangadurai, aged 22 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in No.35/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 14.05.2022, 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.

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2. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents. We have also perused the records produced by the Detaining Authority.

3. Though learned counsel for the petitioner has raised several other grounds to assail the order of detention, he has mainly focused his argument on the ground that the arrest intimation pertaining to the ground case has not been properly translated in vernacular language. This deprived the detenu from making effective representation. Therefore, on these grounds, the detention order is liable to be quashed.

4. On consideration of the submissions made on either side and upon perusal of the documents available on record, especially, Page Nos.341 and 343 of the booklet, it is clear that the arrest intimation pertaining to the ground case has not been properly translated in vernacular language. Thus, the impugned detention order is liable to be set aside on this ground. 3/6

In the result, the Habeas Corpus Petition is allowed and the order of detention in No.35/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 14.05.2022, passed by the second respondent is set aside. The detenu, viz., Jeevan Prabhu S/o.Gangadurai, aged 22 years, is directed to be released forthwith unless his detention is required in connection with any other case. [PNP, J.] [NAV, J.] 23.12.2022 Index: Yes/No gm To 1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Avadi City.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 66.

4.The Inspector of Police, T-3 Korattur Police Station, Chennai.

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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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P.N.PRAKASH, J.

and N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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