S.Priya v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA S.Priya ... Petitioner -vs1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition, Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai- 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli

3. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Palayamkottaim Tirunelveli ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in M.H.S. Confdl. No.53 of 2025 dated 07.05.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or

body of the detenu namely the petitioner's husband i.e., Shankar Ganesh aged about 31 years, S/o.Utchimahali, now detained at the Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.N.Pragalathan 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 M.H.S. Confdl. No.53 of 2025 dated 07.05.2025 by the second respondent, has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No.3688, dated 23.06.2025

2. Recording the same, the habeas corpus petition is closed. [G.K.I., J.] [R.P., J.] 05.01.2026 NCC: Yes/No Index: Yes/No aav

To

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli

3. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Palayamkottaim Tirunelveli 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN , J.

and R.POORNIMA , J.

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