In this habeas corpus petition, the petitioner sought release from detention. The Court noted that the detention order was already revoked by the Advisory Board. Consequently, the petition was closed without any further directions or relief being granted.
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H.C.P.(MD) No.658 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 02.08.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR
H.C.P.(MD) No.658 of 2024
Vanaraj
(Now confining at Madurai Central Prison)
... Petitioner
-vs-
... Respondents
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PRAYER:
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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to
issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records, connected with
the detention order of the second respondent in Cr.M.P.No.8/2024 (Goonda) dated 29.04.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Vanaraj, son of Anaithalai, 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.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.]
It is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that
the detention order, passed in Cr.M.P.No.8/2024 (Goonda), dated 29.04.2024, by the second respondent, has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No.3783, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 14.06.2024.
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2. Recording the same, the habeas corpus petition is closed.
[A.D.J.C., J.] [K.R.S., J.]
02.08.2024
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am
To:
Chennai-600 009.
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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J. AND K.RAJASEKAR, J.
am
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02.08.2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the habeas corpus petition should be closed upon the detention order being revoked by the Advisory Board.
Vanaraj
The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu
The District Magistrate and District Collector, Virudhunagar
The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison
A.D.Jagadish Chandira
K.Rajasekar
As recorded by the court registry
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