Abdul Ahamed v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.10.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL Abdul Ahamad ... Petitioner vs.

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, O/o. Police Commissioner, Tiruchirappalli.

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

4. State rep. by its, The Inspector of Police, Gandhi Market Police Station, Trichy City.

Crime No.519/2023 ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records relating to the impugned order of Detention against the detenu Yunus, S/o.Ahamad, aged about 53 years, residing at No.16, Muslim Street, Varaganeri, Tiruchirappalli detained Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli as Page No.1 of 5

"DrugOffender" C.No.53/Detention/C.P.O./TC/2023, dated 11.06.2023 passed by the second respondent under u/s.3(1) & u/s.3(2) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act (Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982) and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the body of the detenu before the Hon'ble Court now confined in Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.Romeo Roy Alfred For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] This order will now dispose of the captioned 'Habeas Corpus Petition' [hereinafter 'HCP' for the sake of brevity].

2. Mr.I.Romeo Roy Alfred, learned counsel on record for petitioner and Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondents are before us.

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3. Learned counsel on both sides submit that the impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked (Advisory Board) vide proceedings dated 18.07.2023 bearing reference G.O.Rt.No.3906, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department.

4. In the light of the aforementioned undisputed position, common submission is made that nothing survives in the captioned habeas corpus petition.

5. Recording the aforementioned common submission, captioned HCP is disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S., J.) (R.S.V., J.) 17.10.2023 Index : No Internet : Yes PKN Page No.3 of 5

To

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, O/o. Police Commissioner, Tiruchirappalli.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, Gandhi Market Police Station, Trichy City.

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

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M.SUNDAR, J.

and R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

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