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Vinoth Kumar v. State Of Tamilnadu, Rep.By

2020-06-16Honourable Mr Justice T. S. Sivagnanam,Honourable Mrs Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.06.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM AND THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA H.C.P.No.2708 of 2019 Vinoth Kumar

...Petitioner

Vs 1.State of Tamil Nadu, rep.by the Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort.St.George, Chennai-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai-7.

...Respondents

PETITION 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 detention order passed in memo No.623/BCDFGISSSV/ 2019 dated 26.9.2019 by the second respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982, set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's brother - Thiru.Tamil Selvan, S/O Velankanni, aged about 22 years, the detenu, now confined in the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set the petitioner's brother - Thiru.Tamil Selvan, S/O Page 1/3

Velankanni, aged about 22 years, the detenu at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Lingakumar For Respondents : Mrs.Prabhavathi, APP ADVANCE ORDER (Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.) In the result, the Habeas Corpus Petition is allowed. The order of detention in Memo No.623/BCDFGISSV/2019 dated 26.9.2019, passed by the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai, namely the second respondent, is set aside. The detenu - Thiru.Tamil Selvan, S/O Velankanni, is directed to be set at liberty forthwith unless his detention is otherwise required in connection with any other case. (T.S.S., J.) (P.S.N., J.) 16.6.2020 To 1.The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort.St.George, Chennai-9. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai-7. 3.The Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai RS/ASR Page 2/3

T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.

AND PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA, J.

RS/ASR Advance Order in H.C.P.No.2708 of 2019 16.6.2020 Page 3/3