V.Jothi v. Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 15.02.2024 CORAM :

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

1. The State of Tamilnadu Represented by its Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, O/o. Superintendent Office, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem, Salem District.

5. State represented by its Inspector of Police, Sholingur Police Station, Sholingur, 1/5

Ranipet District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the 2nd respondent herein B3/D.O.No.46/2023 dated 11.10.2023 and quash the same and produce the detenu Venkatesan @ Uoor Soru Venkatesan, male, aged 26, S/o. Vinayagam, TPDA No.6618, now detained at Central Prison, Salem, Salem District before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For petitioner : Mr.K.G.Senthil Kumar For Respondents : Mr.E. Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

The petitioner, mother of the detenu, namely Venkatesan @ Uoor Soru Venkatesan, Son of Vinayagam, aged about 26 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 11.10.2023 slapped on her son, branding him as "DRUG OFFENDER" as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 11.10.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6699, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 28.11.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 15.02.2024 bga Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No 3/5

To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, O/o. Superintendent Office, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem, Salem District.

5. The Inspector of Police, Sholingur Police Station, Sholingur, Ranipet District.

6 .The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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