Kamalakannan v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.10.2025 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Kamalakannan ... Petitioner/Detenue's Brother -vs1. The Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. District Collector and District Magistrate of Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Tiruvannamalai West Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the 2nd respondent 10.07.2025 in D.O.No.33/20251/4

C2 against the petitioner brother Vinothbabu male aged 31 years S/o.Seenuvasan, who is confined at Central Prison Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before the Honble Court and set him at Liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Addl. Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

When the matter is 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.5157, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 19.08.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

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

(N.S.K,J.,) (M.J.R,J.,) 30.10.2025 ar 2/4

To:

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

2. District Collector and District Magistrate of Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

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

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

5. The Inspector of Police, Tiruvannamalai West Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

6. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order), Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

7. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

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