Madras High CourtHCP/2923/2019closed

D.Vinayagamoorthy v. The Additional Chief Secretary

2020-07-03Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar,Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.07.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 2923 of 2019 D.Vinayagamoorthy ... Petitioner/father of the detenue -vs1.The Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Inspector of Police, R1 Mambalam Police Station, Chennai. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records relating to the detention order vide Memo No.826/BDFGISSSV/2019 dated 30.11.2019 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007, the second respondent and set aside the same and direct the respondent to produce the body of the detenue Sriram, S/o.Vinayagamurthy. Aged about 27 years now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Rajkumar Pandian For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo No.826/BDFGISSSV/2019 dated 30.11.2019 detaining his son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.349, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 20.01.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. -s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar raa/mmi/ssm To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Inspector of Police, R1 Mambalam Police Station, Chennai.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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