Sagunthala v. The Secretary To The Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.06.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice PARESH UPADHYAY and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA H.C.P.No.2175 of 2021 Sagunthala .. Petitioner / Mother of the detenue Vs

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District, Ranipet-1.

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Nemili Police Station, Ranipet District.

.. Respondents 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 dated 04.12.2021 in B3/D.O.No.83/2021 against the petitioner's son Sethupathy, Male aged 23 years S/o Sundaramoorthy, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B3/D.O.No.83/2021 dated 04.12.2021 detaining her son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1355, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 14.03.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar raa/48 To

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District, Ranipet-1.

3. The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public (L&O), Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

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

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

6. The Inspector of Police, Nemili Police Station, Ranipet District.

7. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.2175 of 2021 GPL[co] NSK/27/06/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/