Muniyammal v. The Secretary Tothe Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 23.12.2016

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN and THE HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE T.MATHIVANAN H.C.P.No.1454 of 2016 Muniyammal .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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

.. 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 Connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent 10.07.2016 in D.O.No.24/2016-C2 against the petitioner son Ranjith Kumar, male aged 27 years S/o.Anbalagan, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before the Hon'ble Court and set him at Liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, APP

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.JAICHANDREN, J.] This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed, by the mother of the detenu, namely, Ranjith Kumar, S/o.Anabalagan, aged about 27 years, praying that this Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records, in D.O.No.24/2016-C2, dated 10.07.2016, passed by the second respondent, detaining the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

detenu, under Section 3(1) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982), branding him as a "Goonda", in the Central Prison, Vellore, and to quash the same and to direct the respondents to produce the body of the detenu and set him at liberty forthwith.

2. At this stage of the hearing of the Habeas Corpus Petition, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent, against the son of the petitioner, dated 10.07.2016, has been revoked by the Government, in G.O.Rt.No.3900, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 19.08.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 infructuous. Sd/- Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar vvk/gya To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law & Order), Fort st.George, Chennai-9 5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore. H.C.P.No.1454 of 2016 kgk(co) ss(25/01/2017) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/