HCP No. 1045 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-07-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN HCP No. 1045 of 2025 S.Gobinath S/o. Saminathan. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector Namakkal, Namakkal District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal, Namakkal District. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Salem, Salem District. 5.State rep by its Inspector of Police, PEW-TIRUCHENGODU, Namakkal District. Respondent(s) PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1045 of 2025 son detention under Tamil Nadu Act vide detention order, dated 13.05.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in C.M.P No.50/Bootlegger/2025(M1), quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's father, namely, SAMINATHAN S/o. Marappan, aged 61 years before this Court and set the petitioner's father at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's father detained at Central Prison, Salem. For Petitioner: Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents: Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER M.S.RAMESH, J. and V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN , J. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.3712, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 24.06.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1045 of 2025 2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. [M.S.R., J] [V.L.N., J] 29.07.2025 mrp Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector Namakkal, Namakkal District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal, Namakkal District. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Salem, Salem District. 5.State rep by its Inspector of Police, PEW-TIRUCHENGODU, Namakkal District. 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1045 of 2025 M.S.RAMESH J. AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J. mrp HCP No. 1045 of 2025 29.07.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis