Geetha v. Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.NO.1998 OF 2021 Geetha .. Petitioner Vs.

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

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

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

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5. The Inspector of Police, Veppankuppam Police Station, Vellore District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records of the 2nd respondent in connection with the order made in proceedings No.C3/D.O.No.80/2021 dated 18.10.2021, passed against my son Gowtham, aged 23 years, son of Kumaran, who is now confined at the Central Prison, Vellore and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Thirugnanam 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 C3/D.O.No.80/2021 dated 18.10.2021 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.6007, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 06.12.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the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-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5. The Inspector of Police, Veppankuppam Police Station, Vellore 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.1998 of 2021 MT(CO) RLP(19/05/2022)