Sugumar v. The Principal Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.03.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Sugumar

...Petitioner/Father of the Detenue

Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Avadi City,

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 66.

4. The Inspector of Police, (Law & Order) T-14, Mangadu Police Station, Chennai.

... 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 the detention dated 23.11.2023 passed by the second respondent in Memo No.245/BCDFGISSSV/2023 against the petitioner's son Bharath, Male aged 24 years, S/o. Sugumar, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : M/s.S.Senthilvel 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, father of the detenu, namely Bharath, S/o.Sugumar, aged 24 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 23.11.2023 slapped on his son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. 2.Mr.E.Raj Thilak, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention dated 23.11.2023 passed by the second

respondent as against the petitioner's son/detenu has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.7324, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIII) Department, dated 29.12.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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] 26.03.2024 dk Index : Yes / No Copy to:- 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Avadi City,

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 66.

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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4. The Inspector of Police, (Law & Order) T-14, Mangadu Police Station, Chennai.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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