Arunraj v. The Principal Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.105 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.01.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.105 of 2020 Arunraj ... Petitioner -vs1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by the Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort.St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in H.S. (M) Confdl No.06/2020, dated 22.01.2020, on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely, Arunraj, aged about 26 years, son of Selvaraj, now detained at the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.) When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the impugned detention https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.105 of 2020 order came to be passed on 22.01.2020 and the period of one year got expired on 21.01.2021 and therefore, the prayer sought for in this habeas corpus petition has become infructuous.

2. Recording the above submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the habeas corpus petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True copy// / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar Note :In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned.

To:

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort.St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

Order made in HCP(MD)No.105 of 2020 25.01.2021 KRK SRS/08.02.2021/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2