P.Sankareswari v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.02.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA P.Sankareswari ... Petitioner -vsThe State of Tamil Nadu Rep by

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai- 600 009 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate O/o.The District Collector and District Magistrate Theni District, Theni 3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Madurai, Madurai District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the second respondent made in his proceedings in detention order No.89 of 2025

dated 24.12.2025 in detaining the detenue under Section 3(1) and 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act 1982 as Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenue namely Prakash son of Rasu aged about 44 years now confined at Central Prison, Madurai before this Court and set him at liberty For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Vetrivel For Respondents :

Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.) It is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that the detention order, passed in detention order No.89 of 2025 dated 24.12.2025 by the second respondent, has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No784, dated 03.02.2026

2. Recording the same, the habeas corpus petition is closed. [G.K.I., J.] [R.P., J.] 18.02.2026 NCC: Yes/No Index: Yes/No aav

To

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai- 600 009 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate O/o.The District Collector and District Magistrate Theni District, Theni 3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Madurai, Madurai District 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN , J.

and R.POORNIMA , J.

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