Manimegalai v. The Principal Secretary to Government

ORDER [Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.] This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to quash the detention order of the 2nd respondent in C.No.79/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2022 dated

07.06.2022 and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, Vimal @ Vimalraj, son of Raja, aged about 22 years, who is detained at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, before this Court and set him at liberty.

2.The detention order, which is impugned herein, is dated 07.06.2022, as such, the detention period of one year is already over and hence, this petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

[R.S.K.,J.] & [K.K.R.K.,J.]

12.06.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No NCC :Yes/No PJL To

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirapalli city, Tiruchirapalli .

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

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. R.SURESH KUMAR,J. and K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN,J. PJL

HCP.(MD)No.1264 of 2022

12.06.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12.06.2023 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.1264 of 2022 Mani megalai .. Petitioner/Wife of the detenu Vs. 1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirapalli city, Tiruchirapalli . 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli. .. Respondents PRAYER :Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the 2nd respondent made in his proceedings in C.No.79/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2022 dated 07.06.2022 in detaining the detenu under section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the Detenu namely, Vimal @ Vimalraj, son of Raja, male, aged about 22 years, who is detained at Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.K.M.Karunakaran For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor