Srinivasan v. State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.12.2023 CORAM :

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

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

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector Thiruvallur District 3.Superintendent of Police Thiruvallur District 4.Superintendent of Police Central Prison-Puzhal-II Puzhal, Chennai.

5.Inspector of Police Thiruvallur Tow Police Station ... Respondents Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records in Memo No.24/BCDFGISSSV/2023 passed by the second respondent on 22.08.2023, on the file of the second respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondent to produce petitioner son Hariharan @ Hari, son of Srinivasan, aged about 25 years, before this Court, who now detained in Central Prison, Puzhal-II, Chennai, and set him liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Elumalai For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.S. SUNDAR, J.) The petitioner, father of the detenu, namely Hariharan @ Hari, aged about 25 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 22.08.2023 slapped on

his son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 22.08.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.5370, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XI) Department, dated 26.09.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 the same has become infructuous. S.S.S.R., J.) (S.M., J.) 22.12.2023 mkn Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No

To 1.The Secretary to Government Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise Secretariat, Fort St.George Chennai.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector Thiruvallur District 3.The Superintendent of Police Thiruvallur District 4.The Superintendent of Police Central Prison-Puzhal-II Puzhal, Chennai.

5.The Inspector of Police Thiruvallur Tow Police Station 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

S.S. SUNDAR , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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