Stephen Raj @ Japan v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 08.03.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P No.1770 of 2016 Stephen Raj @ Japan

...Petitioner

Vs

1. Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009

2. Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police.

... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issued a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS or any other appropriate Writ or Order in the nature of Writ call for the records in Connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent dated 08.08.2016 in Memo No.858/BCDFGISSSV/2016 against the detenue Stephen Raj @ Japan, Male aged 23 years S/o.Diwakar, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal II, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Hon'ble High Court and set him Liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S. Senthilvel For respondents:

Mr.V.M.R. Rajentren Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Ordert of the Court was made by S. NAGAMUTHU,J.,) The petitioner, who is the detenu Stephen Raj @ Japan, S/o Diwakar, aged 23 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 08.08.2016 against him branding him as a "Goonda" under https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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]. 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against him dated 08.08.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4657 Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 28.09.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sr To

1. Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009

2. Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai-66.

H.C.P.No.1770 of 2016 sv[co] srg 5/4/2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/