Malliga v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.04.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.1483 of 2022 Malliga ... Petitioner / Mother of Detenue Vs.

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai.

...Respondents

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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 detention order passed by the second respondent in M.H.S.Confdl.No.140 of 2022 dated 12.08.2022 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the body or person of Mr.Ramakrishnan, S/o.Namadurai, aged 24 years, confined in Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty .

For Petitioner : Mr.T.A.Ebeneser For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.) The petitioner is the detenu, namely, Ramakrishnan, aged 24 years, S/o.Namadurai. The detenu has been detained by the 2nd respondent by his proceedings in M.H.S.Confdl.No.140 of 2022 dated 12.08.2022, holding him to be a "Sexual Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(ggg) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents has submitted that the detention order, which is impugned herein, has already been revoked by the competent authority. Therefore, the prayer sought for herein has become infructuous. 3.Recording the said statement made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

(R.S.K., J.) & (K.K.R.K, J.) 24.04.2023 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No MYR To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise (xiv) Department, Secretariat, Chennai- 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai.

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R.SURESH KUMAR, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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

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