Santhanamari, v. The Principal Secretary To

H.C.P(MD)No.584 of 2019 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.584 of 2019 Santhanamari ... Petitioner Vs.

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

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

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

... 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 M.H.S.Confdl.No.40/2019 dated 30.05.2019 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Kittan @ Navaneethakrishnan, Son of Arjunan, aged about 28 years, now detained at Central Prison, Palaiyamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Susi Kumar 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 mother of the detenue is the petitioner herein and challenging the impugned order of detention dated 30.05.2019 passed by the second respondent, branding her son 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, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P(MD)No.584 of 2019 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982), she has filed the present habeas corpus petition.

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is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel on either side, in unison, submitted that the order of detention has been revoked by the Government.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.2465, Home Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 10.07.2019, 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, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.

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

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

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