Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/164/2023dismissed as infructuous

Muthulakshmi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2023-06-01Honourable Mr Justice R. Suresh Kumar,Honourable Mr Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 01.06.2023

CORAM

The Honourable Mr. Justice R.SURESH KUMAR and The Honourable Mr. Justice K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.164 of 2023 Muthulakshmi .. Petitioner / Mother of the detenu Vs.

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Ramanathapuram District Ramanathapuram.

3.The Superintendent of Police Central Prison, Madurai .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the 2nd respondent made in his proceedings in impugned Detention order in S.R.No.14/S.O./2022 dated 16.05.2022 under Section 2(ggg) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as an Sexual Offender and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue namely Dinesh Kumar, S/o.Subaiyah Male aged about 23 years, who is detained in

Central Prison, Madurai before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.Joseph Jerry For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.] This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to quash the detention order of the 2nd respondent in S.R.No.14/S.O./2022 dated 16.05.2022 under Section 2(ggg) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as an Sexual Offender and direct the respondents to produce the detenu namely Dinesh Kumar, S/o.Subaiyah Male aged about 23 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Madurai before this Court and set him at liberty. 2.The detention order, which is impugned herein, is dated 16.05.2022, as such, the detention period of one year is already over and hence, this petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

(R.S.K.,J.) (K.K.R.K.,J.) 01.06.2023 Internet : Yes RR

To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Ramanathapuram District Ramanathapuram.

3.The Superintendent of Police Central Prison, Madurai 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

R.SURESH KUMAR,J.

and K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN,J.

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