Anandan v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.08.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN H.C.P.No.688 of 2016 Anandan

...Petitioner

vs.

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

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

...Respondents

Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 26.03.2016 in No.352/BCDFGISSV/2016 against the son of the petitioner Gopi @ Muttai Gopi M/A, 32, Son of Anandan, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.S.Kaviarasu For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by S.Nagamuthu, J.] Challenge is made to the order of detention passed by the second respondent vide Proceedings in No.352/BCDFGISSSV/2016 dated 26.03.2016, whereby the detenu, namely Mr.Gopi @ Muttai Gopi, S/o.Anandan, aged about 32 years, was ordered to be detained under the provisions of Section 3(1) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982) as a "GOONDA".

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 26.03.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2194, dated 18.05.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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. s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar svki To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.688 of 2016 SVI (CO) MD : 06/09/2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/