Varalakshmi v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 25.01.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.No.1524 of 2021 Varalakshmi, W/o. Vijayakumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by its Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St., George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, H6, R.K. Nagar Police Station, 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 pertaining to the order of detention passed in No.196/BCDFGISSSV/2021 dated 24.07.2021 passed by the 2nd respondent and set aside the same and directing the respondents to produce the petitioner's son by name Santhosh Kumar @ Santho, Son of Vijayakumar, aged about 22 years,now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For petitioner : Mr.K.Thenrajan For respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

[Made by R.HEMALATHA, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in No.196/BCDFGISSSV/2021 dated 24.07.2021, detaining her 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5034, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 28.10.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar bga To 1.The Secretary to the Government (Home), Prohibition & Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St., George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, H6, R.K. Nagar Police Station, 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.1524 of 2021 GPL(CO) GN(10/02/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/