V.Chitra v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA HABEAS CORPUS PETITION(MD)No.624 of 2025 V. Chitra ... Petitioner vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai -600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

4.The Superintendent, District Jail, Perurani, Thoothukudi District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in H.S(M) Confdl.No.44/2025, dated 20.05.2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents Page No.1 of 4

to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely the petitioner's son i.e., Sam David, aged about 20 years, S/o. Arulvalan, now detained at the District Jail, Perurani, Thoothukudi District before this Court and set him at liberty fortwith. For Petitioner : Mr.N. Pragalathan 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that the detention order, passed in H.S(M) Confdl.No.44/2025, dated 20.05.2025, by the second respondent, has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No. 3701, dated 24.06.2025.

2. Recording the same, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. [A.D.J.C., J.] [R.P., J.] 26.08.2025 Index : Yes / No : Yes / No trp Page No.2 of 4

To:

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai -600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

4.The Superintendent, District Jail, Perurani, Thoothukudi District.

5. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madars High Court, Madurai.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

AND R.POORNIMA, J.

trp ORDER MADE IN DATED : 26.08.2025 Page No.4 of 4