Vignesh @ Senthil Sanjalan v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.11.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Vignesh @ Senthil Sanjalan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3.The Superintendent of Police Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

4.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Vellore-2.

5.The Inspector of Police Chengam Police Station Tiruvannamalai District.

... Respondents

Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 02.06.2023 in D.O.No.54/2023-C2 petitioner/detenu Vignesh @ Senthil Sanjalan, Male, aged 20 years, son of Muthusami who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.Aravind.C

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by S.S.SUNDAR, J.,] (1)The petitioner, detenue herein, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 02.06.2023 slapped on him, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

(2)The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the detenu herein dated 02.06.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.3649, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XI] Department dated 06.07.2023

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 having become infructuous. [S.S.S.R., J.] [S.M, J.] 02.11.2023 AP Internet : Yes To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3.The Superintendent of Police Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

4.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Vellore-2.

5.The Inspector of Police Chengam Police Station Tiruvannamalai District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR, J., and SUNDER MOHAN, J., AP 02.11.2023