Raja Mohammed v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA HABEAS CORPUS PETITION(MD)No.1050 of 2024 Raja Mohammed ... Petitioner vs.

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai -600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. the District Collector and District Magistrate, Ramanthapuram District.

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

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records, connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in S.R.No.14/S.O/2024 dated 11.07.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Raja Mohammed, Son of Mohammed Ibrahim aged about 56 years, now detained as "Sexual offender"at Madurai Central Page No.1 of 4

Prison before this Court and set him liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr. R. Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.] The petitioner is the wife of detenu viz., Raja Mohammed, Son of Mohammed Ibrahim aged about 56 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in S.R.No.14/S.O/2024 dated 11.07.2024, 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.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the impugned detention order came to be passed on 11.07.2024 and the period of one year got expired on 11.07.2025 and therefore, the prayer sought for in this habeas corpus petition has become infructuous.

3. Recording the above submission of the learned counsel for the Page No.2 of 4

petitioner, the habeas corpus petition is dismissed as infructuous. [A.D.J.C., J.] [R.P., J.] 16.07.2025 Index : Yes / No : Yes / No trp To:

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai -600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. the District Collector and District Magistrate, Ramanthapuram District.

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

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

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

AND R.POORNIMA, J.

trp ORDER MADE IN DATED : 16.07.2025 Page No.4 of 4