Santhi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 02.01.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN H.C.P.(MD)No.1173 of 2022 Santhi .. Petitioner /Mother of the detenu Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, 4.The Inspector of Police, Ottanchatram Police Station, Dindigul District.

.. Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the second respondent made in his proceedings in Detention Order No.53 of 2022, dated 13.6.2022 in detaining the detenue under Section 2(ggg) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Sexual Offender and quash the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenue namely, Mareeswaran, son of Madasamy Balamurugan, Male, aged about 22 years, who is now confined in Central Prison, Madurai, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :Mr.K.Anbu Manikandan For Respondents :Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

DR G.JAYACHANDRAN,J.

and SUNDER MOHAN,J.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a proceeding in G.O.Rt.No.4556, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 20.07.2022 submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2.Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

(G.J.,J.) (S.M.,J.) 02.01.2023 Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No NCC :Yes/No vsn To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, 4.The Inspector of Police, Ottanchatram Police Station, Dindigul District.

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

DR G.JAYACHANDRAN,J.

and SUNDER MOHAN,J.

vsn ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD)No.1173 of 2022 02.01.2023