Ramya v. Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.02.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Ramya ... Petitioner/Cousin of the detenue Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore-9 3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore South (L&O) Police Station,

Vellore, 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 relating to the impugned order C3/D.O.No.108/2023 dated 15.10.2023 on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce namely Kali @ Arunachalam, son of Karuppan, aged about 26 years, now confined at Central Prison, Vellore, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Vinodhkumar 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 is the cousin of the detenu viz., Kali @ Arunachalam, son of Karuppan, aged about 26 years, confined at Central Prison, Vellore, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 15.10.2023 slapped on him, 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner herein dated 15.10.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.6763, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 01.12.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 20.02.2024 Anu Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Anu To 1.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore-9 3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore South (L&O) Police Station, Vellore, Vellore District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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