IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 09.03.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH
H.C.P No.1794 of 2016
B.Manokaran ... Petitioner Vs
1. State rep. by Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai – 7. ... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of a writ of HABEAS CORPUS PETITION calling for the records in BCDFGISSSV No.904/2016 passed by the second respondent on 13.08.2016, set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Sherif Charles @ Jim Charles @ Charles, son of Manokaran, aged 25 years, who is now detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai-66 before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Swamidoss Manokaran For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R. Rajendran Addl. Public Prosecutor JUDGMENT [Judgment of the court was delivered by S. NAGAMUTHU,J.,] The petitioner, who is the father of the detenu Sherif Charles @ Jim Charles @ Charles, aged about 25 years has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 13.08.2016 against his son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].
2. It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the detention order passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 13.08.2016 in BCDFGISSSV No.904/2016 has been revoked.
3. Recording the submission of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.
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1. The Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.
2. The CoMMISSIONER OF pOLICE, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai – 7.
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.
And
ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
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H.C.P.No.1794 of 2016
09-03-2017
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