Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/743/2017dismissed

Ganesan, v. The Principal Secretary To

2017-08-08Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh,Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.08.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.743 of 2017 Ganesan S/o.Azhagappan Now confined at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

... 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, Kanniyakumari District, Nagercoil.

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

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in P.D.No.38/2017, dated 06.05.2017 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely Ganesan, aged about 24 years, S/o.Azhagappan, now detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention, dated 06.05.2017, in Detention Order P.D.No.38/2017, detaining him as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and the Tamil Nadu Prevention of dangerous https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual-Offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982).

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government. Recording the same, the petition is dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To:

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kanniyakumari District, Nagercoil.

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

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