Manivannan, S/O.Marimuthu v. The Principal Seceretary To

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 31.07.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P(MD)No.499 of 2019 Manivannan ... Petitioner Vs.

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, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Virudhunagar District.

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

... Respondents Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records, connected with the detention order of respondent No.2 in Cr.M.P.No.03/2019 (Goonda), dated 29.05.2019 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Manivannan, Son of Marimuthu, aged about 23 years, now detained at Central Prison, Madurai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J.) The detenue himself is the petitioner herein and challenging the impugned order of detention dated 29.05.2019 passed by the second respondent, branding him as a Goonda under the provisions of Section 3[1] of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot leggers, 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), he has filed the present habeas corpus petition. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel on either side, in unison, submitted that the order of detention has been revoked by the Government. A copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.2359, Home Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 05.07.2019, revoking the impugned order of detention, has also been produced before this Court.

3. In view of the aforesaid development, this habeas corpus petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD-I) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS ) To

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

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

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

4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai H.C.P(MD)No.499 of 2019 31.07.2019 gk/dsk MK (14.08.2019) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/