Mahalakshmi Madeshwaran v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.08.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Mahalakshmi Madeshwaran .. Petitioner/ Mother of detenu

Versus

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

2. The Commissioner of Police,

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

4. The Inspector of Police, Shevapet Police Station, .. Respondents Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records leading to the detention of the petitioner's son namely Baskaran @ Kozhi Baskar, male, aged about 43 years is presently lodged in Central Prison at Salem and has been detained under Act 14/82 as a 1/5

"GOONDA" vide detention order dated 30.04.2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein, made in C.M.P.No.38/GOONDA/Salem City/2024 and quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Court and thereafter set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Salem. For Petitioner : Mr.B.C.Ramesh 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 detenu viz., Baskaran @ Kozhi Baskar, S/o.Madeswaran, now confined at Central Prison, Salem, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent, dated 30.04.2024 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner's son, dated 30.04.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.3958, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 20.06.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 02.08.2024 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

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

2. The Commissioner of Police,

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

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4. The Inspector of Police, Shevapet Police Station,

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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M.S.RAMESH, J.

AND SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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