Lalitha v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.NO.1986 OF 2021 Lalitha

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-09.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Puzhal Central Prison, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police, S-10, Pallikaranai Police Station, Chennai.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the impugned detention order made in BCDFGISSSV No.318/2021 dated 23.10.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Balasubramani @ Bala @ Mount Bala, Hindu, aged about 25 years, residing at No.12/649, Gandhi Nagar 10th Street, Chinna Kovilambakkam, Chennai District, now confined at the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Arul For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Addl. Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in BCDFGISSSV No.318/2021 dated 23.10.2021 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.6025, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 06.12.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-09.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Puzhal Central Prison, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police, S-10, Pallikaranai Police Station, Chennai.

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

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1986 of 2021 SSI(CO) RVM(17/05/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/