M. Muthukumar v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Additional Chief Secretary To Government,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN and THE HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.974 of 2025 M.Muthukumar ... Petitioner Vs

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by its, The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, 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 :-Habeas corpus 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.79/2025 dated 23.07.2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent 1/4

herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue or body of the detenu namely the petitioner's brother i.e., Marilingam, aged about 24 years, S/o.Madasamy, now detained at the District Jail, Perurani, Thoothukudi District before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by C.V.KARTHIKEYAN,J.) When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a proceeding in G.O.Rt.No.5550, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 03.09.2025 submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

(C.V.K., J.) (R.V., J.) 26.11.2025 Index : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No vsm 2/4

To

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, 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 Madras High Court, Madurai.

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

and R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.

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