Suganthi v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.03.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.No.1873 of 2021 Suganthi

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department (XVI), Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Dharmapuri Collector Office Campus, Dharmapuri District.

3.The Superintendent, Salem Central Prison, Salem.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri District, Dharmapuri.

5. The Inspector of Police, Bommidi Police Station, Bommidi, Dharmapuri District.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records in detention order passed in S.C.No.21/2021 dated 23.08.2021 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's son viz., Mukkesh, son of Murugan, aged about 19 years, who is detained at the Central Prison, Salem, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Karuppasamy Pandian For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo S.C.No.21/2021 dated 23.08.2021 detaining her son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5409, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 12.11.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department (XVI), Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Dharmapuri Collector Office Campus, Dharmapuri District.

3.The Superintendent, Salem Central Prison, Salem.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri District, Dharmapuri.

5. The Inspector of Police, Bommidi Police Station, Bommidi, Dharmapuri District.

6. The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

7. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1873 of 2021 PL(CO) SP(19/04/2022)