Vijayakumar v. Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.01.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Vijayakumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. 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 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 connection with the order of detention passed by the second

respondent dated 25.09.2023 in C3/D.O.No.99/2023 petitioner/detenue Vijayakumar, Male aged 32 years S/o. Duraisamy, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce before the Court and set him at Liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.C.Aravind

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.) The petitioner, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 25.09.2023 slapped on him, branding him as "Bootlegger" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner herein dated 25.09.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6243, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 06.11.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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. [M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 30.01.2024 pvs Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No

To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. 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 Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

pvs 30.01.2024