Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1313/2022dismissed as infructuous

Vetrivel Pandi @ Tankaru v. The Principal Secretary To Government

2023-06-05Honourable Mr Justice R. Suresh Kumar,Honourable Mr Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 05.06.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.1313 of 2022 Vetrivel Pandi @ Tankaru .. Petitioner/detenu Vs.

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, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records, pertaining to the

detention order passed by the second respondent in No. 34/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 03.06.2022 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenue, by name, Vetrivel Pandi @ Tankaru, son of Subramani, aged about 22 years, now detained as "Goonda" at Madurai Central Prison, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.] This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to quash the detention order of the 2nd respondent in No. 34/BCDFGISSSV/2022 dated 03.06.2022 and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, Vetrivel Pandi @ Tankaru, son of Subramani, aged about 22 years, who is detained at Central Prison, Madurai before this Court and set him at liberty.

2.The detention order, which is impugned herein, is dated 03.06.2022, as such, the detention period of one year is already over and hence, this petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

[R.S.K.,J.] & [K.K.R.K.,J.] 05.06.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No NCC :Yes/No PJL 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, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai.

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

R.SURESH KUMAR,J.

and K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN,J.

PJL HCP.(MD)No.1313 of 2022 05.06.2023