Duraisingam v. The Principal Secretary To The Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.09.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD H.C.P.(MD) No.392 of 2024 Duraisingam ... Petitioner / detenu Vs.

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records connected with the Detention Order of the second respondent in Crl.M.P.No. 2/Goonda/2024 dated 04.03.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name 1/4

Duraisingam, Son of Sathurakiri, aged about 20 years, now detained as "Goonda" at Madurai Central Prison, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

The petitioner is the detenu, namely, Duraisingam, Son of Sathurakiri, aged about 20 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his proceedings in Crl.M.P.No.2/Goonda/2024 dated 04.03.2024 holding him to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.2085, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 08.04.2024, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked and hence, the prayer sought for in this Habeas Corpus Petition has become infructuous. 2/4

3. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

(C.V.K., J.) (J.S.N.P, J.) 10.09.2024 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No RM To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai.

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

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

and J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J.

RM ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.392 of 2024 10.09.2024 4/4