Madras High CourtHCP/1249/2025dismissed as infructuous

Sumitha v. The Secretary To The Government,

2025-07-29Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr.Justice V. Lakshminarayanan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.07.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE Sumitha Petitioner Vs

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ranipet District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Ranipet District, Ranipet.

3. The Superintendent of Prison Cental Prison, Vellore.

4. The Inspector of Police Kalavai Police Station, Ranipet District.

Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent 03.06.2025 in B/3/.DO.No.40/2025 against the petitioner Son Gokul, Male aged 23 years S/o. Hari who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court and set him at Liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Harish For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and , J.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.4337, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 17.07.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

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