Baby v. The Addl Chief Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.12.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Baby ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai 600 007.

3.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal Chennai 600 066.

4.The Inspector of Police E1 Mylapore Police Station Chennai 600 004.

... Respondents Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, calling for the records in TPDA NO.4644 vide order

No.332/BCDFGISSSV/2023 on the file of the 2nd respondent, quash the order of detention dated 25.07.2023, and direct the 2nd respondent for production of the detenu detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai under the Act 14 of 1982 before this Court and set the detenu Abdullah, male, aged 35 years, son of Bayilvan and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Anbarasan For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.Aravind.C

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by S.S.SUNDAR, J.,] (1)The petitioner, mother of the detenu, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 25.07.2023 slapped on her son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

(2)The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the detenu herein dated 25.07.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4977, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 07.09.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

(3)Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. [S.S.S.R., J.] [S.M, J.] 14.12.2023 AP Internet : Yes To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai 600 007.

3.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal Chennai 600 066.

4.The Inspector of Police E1 Mylapore Police Station Chennai 600 004.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR, J., and SUNDER MOHAN, J., AP 14.12.2023