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1978 DAILYLAW 654 (MAD)

DHANAM v. The State of Tamil Nadu

HCP/1978/2025 · 2026-03-11

Anita Sumanth, Sunder Mohan

Transfer Petitionbody1978

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H.C.P.No.1978 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11.03.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN H.C.P.No.1978 of 2025 Dhanam, F/55 years, W/o. Sundararajan, No. 2-17, Pallar Street, Urakkarai, Musiri Taluk, Trichy District. .. Petitioner vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore. 5.The Inspector of Police, Dharapuram Police Station, Tiruppur District. .. Respondents 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.No.1978 of 2025 Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records relating to the detention order dated 28.08.2025 passed by the second respondent in his proceedings No.Cr.M.P.No.73/Goonda/2025 and quash the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner’s son namely Dhachinamoorthi, son of Sundararajan, aged about 9 years, who is presently under going detention in the Central Prison, Coimbatore, as Goonda before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.C.S.Saravanan For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John ORDER (Made by Dr. ANITA SUMANTH, J.) Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, states that nothing survives in this matter as the detention order in Cr.M.P.No.73/Goonda/2025 dated 28.08.2025 passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.6635 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 15.10.2025, recording which, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. No costs. [A.S.M, J.] [S.M, J.] 11.03.2026 Index:Yes/No Neutral Citation:Yes/No ssm 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.No.1978 of 2025 To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore. 5.The Inspector of Police, Dharapuram Police Station, Tiruppur District. 6.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law and Order), Fort St.George, Chennai – 9. 7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.No.1978 of 2025 DR. ANITA SUMANTH,J. and SUNDER MOHAN,J. ssm 7 H.C.P.No.1978 of 2025 11.03.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis