Mohammed Hanifa v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 04.01.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Ms.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA H.C.P.No.1393 of 2021 Mohammed Hanifa ... Petitioner/Father of the defenue Vs.

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

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City Police, Greater Chennai, Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3. The Inspector of Police, S-5, Pallavaram Police Station, Chennai.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - II, Puzhal, Chennai.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to call for the records in No.236/BCDFGISSSV/2021 dated 18.08.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and produce the detenu Imran @ Imrankhan, son of Mohamed Hanifa, aged about 21 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For petitioner : Mr.Ilayaraja Kandasamy For respondents :

Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in BCDFGISSSV No.236/2021, dated 18.08.2021, detaining his son as "GOONDA" under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5116, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 29.10.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mtl To

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

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City Police, Greater Chennai, Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3. The Inspector of Police, S-5, Pallavaram Police Station, Chennai.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - II, Puzhal, Chennai.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government Public, Law and Order Department Secretariat, Chennai-9.

6. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1393 of 2021 PVS(CO) CT 19/01/2022