Sahayaraj v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.08.2016 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.CHOCKALINGAM H.C.P.No.718 OF 2016 Sahayaraj ..

Petitioner vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, represented by The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

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Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent, dated 21.03.2016 in BCDFGISSSV No.333/2016 against the son of the petitioner, namely, Edison, male, aged 26 years, son of Sahayaraj, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. Mr.G.Nirmal Krishnan For Respondents .. Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, AdditionalPublic Prosecutor.

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ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.) The petitioner, who is the father of the detenu, namely, Edison, son of Sahayaraj, aged about 26 years, has come forward with this petition, challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent, dated 21.03.2016, against his son, branding him as a "Goonda" under 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 14/1982).

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner, dated 21.03.2016, has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2190, Home, Prohibition & Excise (X) Department, dated 18.05.2016, and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed, as the same has become infructuous.

-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3. The Superintendent of Central prison, Puzhal Chennai-66

4. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

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