Esakkidurai 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.756 of 2025 Esakkidurai ... Petitioner vs.

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

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Madurai, Madurai 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 HS(M).Confdl.No.51 of 2025, dated 31.05.2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely Esakkidurai, aged about 27 years, S/o. Ganapathy, now detained at the Central Prison, Madurai, Madurai District before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. Page No.1 of 4

For Petitioner : Mr.N. Pragalathan For Respondents : Mr.B. Nambiselvan 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that the detention order, passed in HS(M).Confdl.No.51 of 2025, dated 31.05.2025, by the second respondent, has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No.4330, dated 17.07.2025.

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, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Madurai, Madurai District.

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

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

AND R.POORNIMA, J.

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