Vallarasu v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :30.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN AND THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE R.POORNIMA H.C.P(MD)No.656 of 2024 Vallarasu ... Petitioner/Detenu .Vs.

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

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

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

... Respondents PRAYER: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in C.No.34/Detention/CPO/T.C/2024, dated 24.4.2024 and to quash the same and to direct the respondents to produce 1/5

the body or person of the detenu by name Vallarasu, son of Murugan, aged about 20 years, now confined as Sexual Offender at Trichy Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Dr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar 1 to 3 Addl.Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN., J AND R.POORNIMA.,J The Habeas Corpus Petition is filed seeking a direction to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in C.No. 34/Detention/CPO/T.C/2024, dated 24.4.2024 and to quash the same and to direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Vallarasu, son of Murugan, aged about 20 years, now confined as Sexual Offender at Trichy Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. 2.Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials placed before this Court.

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3.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 states that the Habeas Corpus Petition become infructuous on the expiry of one year detention period. 4.Recording the same, the Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

[G.J.,J.] [R.P.,J.] 30.04.2025 NCS : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No vsn To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

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

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

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DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

and R.POORNIMA ,J.

vsn ORDER MADE IN H.C.P(MD)No.656 of 2024 30.04.2025 5/5