Gowrisankar v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.10.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI Gowrisankar ... Petitioner/Detenu -vs1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli City, 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Tiruchirappalli Central Prison, ... 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 of the respondent No.2 in C.No.19/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2020, dated 24.07.2020 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Gowrisankar, son of Srinivasan, aged about 32 years, now confining at Tiruchirappalli Central Prison 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 K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the detenu, namely, Gowrisankar, son of Srinivasan, aged about 32 years, challenging the detention order in C.No.19/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2020, 1/3

dated 24.07.2020 passed by the second respondent, branding him as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.3718, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XII) Department, dated 07.09.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

3.Recording the above said submission, the habeas corpus petition stands closed.

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To:

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli City, 2/3

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Tiruchirappalli Central Prison, 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER MADE IN 13.10.2020 SSS(CO) NR (22/10/2020) 3P : 5C 3/3