S.Jesintha v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.06.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA HABEAS CORPUS PETITION(MD)No.619 of 2024 S.Jesintha ... Petitioner vs.
1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai-9.
2. The District Magistrate and the District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.
3. The Superintendent of Prison, 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 records pertaining to the proceedings of the 2nd respondent made in his proceedings in Detention Order No.36/2024 dated 26.04.2024 and quash the same and set the petitioner's elder brother by name Vinothkumar, S/o. Santhiyagu aged about 26 years at liberty from Central Prison, Madurai / 3rd respondent.
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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Jegadeesh Pandian For Respondents: Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.] When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the impugned detention order came to be passed on 26.04.2024 and the period of one year got expired on 25.04.2025 and therefore, the prayer sought for in this Habeas Corpus Petition has become infructuous.
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Recording the above submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. [A.D.J.C., J.] [R.P., J.] 03.06.2025 Index : Yes / No bala Page No.2 of 4
To
1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai-9.
2. The District Magistrate and the District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.
3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Madurai.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.
AND R.POORNIMA, J.
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