Sujatha v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.07.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Sujatha .. Petitioner/ Mother of detenue

Versus

1. State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner, The Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai - 7.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, P6-Kodungaiyur 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 1/5

records relating to the detention order in Memo No.276/BCDFGISSSV/2024, dated 30.03.2024 passed by the 2nd respondent under the Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's son Gowtham, S/o.Karthick the detenue, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set the petitioner's son Gowtham, S/o.Karthick, aged about 23 years, the detenue herein at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Kannan 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., Gowtham, S/o.Karthick, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent, dated 30.03.2024 slapped on her son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act, 14 of 1982]. 2/5

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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner's son, dated 30.03.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.3059, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 20.05.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 22.07.2024 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner, The Commissioner Office, 3/5

Vepery, Chennai - 7.

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

M.S.RAMESH, J.

AND SUNDER MOHAN, J.

grs

4. The Inspector of Police, P6-Kodungaiyur Police Station, Chennai.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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