Ramu v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.01.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA Ramu ... Petitioner / Father of Detenu Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

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

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in No.31/BCDFGISSSV/2024, dated 19.07.2024 and quash the same and 1/4

direct the respondent to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Muneeshwaran, son of Ramu, aged about 31 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.T.Senthil Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

(Order of the court was delivered by G.R.Swaminathan, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the detention order passed against the detenue has since been revoked. Nothing survives for further adjudication. The Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. (G.R.S. J.,) & (R.P. J.,) 28.01.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No rmi 2/4

To:- 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.

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.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

and R.POORNIMA, J.

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