Guruvidhya v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :29.10.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN and THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA H.C.P.(MD) No.1057 of 2024 Guruvidhya ... Petitioner Vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu Rep. By The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV)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 District.

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in No.40/B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V./2024 dated 24.07.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, by name, Gurumoorthi @ Guru, son of Packiyam, aged about 26 years 1/4

now detained as "Goonda" at Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Dr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in No.40/B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V./2024 dated 24.07.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, by name, Gurumoorthi @ Guru, son of Packiyam, aged about 26 years now detained as "Goonda" at Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.6201, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 05.09.2024, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government. 2/4

3. In view of the same, nothing survives for further adjudication. This Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

(C.V.K., J.) (R.P, J.) 29.10.2024 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No LS To

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV)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 District.

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

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

and R.POORNIMA, J.

LS ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.1057 of 2024 29.10.2024 4/4