THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.MANIKUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ H.C.P.No.1789 of 2016 Chinnapillai .. Petitioner Vs.
1. State of Tamil Nadu represented By Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Salem City. .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of habeas corpus, calling for the records of the 1st Respondent, pertaining to the order made in C.M.P.No.42/Video Pirate/Salem City/2016 dated 20.06.2016 in detaining the detenu under section 2(j) of the Tamilnadu Act 14/1982 as a Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondent to produce the detenue, namely Mathiyarasu S/o.Palanisamy who is detained at the Central Prison, Salem, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.J.Franklin For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S.MANIKUMAR, J.) Habeas corpus petition is filed challenging the order of detention passed by the second respondent against the detenue – Mathiyarasu S/o.Palanisamy in C.M.P.No.42/Video Pirate/Salem City/2016 dated 20.06.2016.
2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the impugned order of detention has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.3640, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 08.08.2016. Copy of the said Government Order, submitted to this Court, shall form part of the record.
3. Recording the above, this habeas corpus petition is closed.
(S.M.K.,J.) (M.G.R.,J.) 03.03.2017 DM/SKM To
1. The Secretary to the Government, State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Salem City.
3. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.
S.MANIKUMAR, J.
AND M.GOVINDARAJ, J.
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