Mahalakshmi 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.969 of 2025 Mahalakshmi ... Petitioner vs.
1. The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by the Principal Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, 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 of the respondent No.2 in No.22 / BCDFGISSSV/2025, dated 03.07.2025 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Sivakarthik @ Chettisiva, Son of Balamurugan, aged about 21 years, now detained as "Goonda" at Madurai Central Prison, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. Page No.1 of 4
For Petitioner : Mr.B. Aravindan For Respondents : Mr.A. Thiruvadikumar 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Prosecutor that the detention order, passed in No.22 / BCDFGISSSV/2025, dated 03.07.2025 by the second respondent, has been revoked by the Advisory Board vide G.O.Rt.No.5191, dated 19.08.2025.
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 To:
1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.
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3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, 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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