Sasitharan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

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.1022 of 2025 Sasitharan ... 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, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tiruchirappalli

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Trichy Central Prison, Trichy 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 of the respondent No.2 in Cr.M.P.No.58/2025 dated 09.07.2025 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Sasitharan, son of Shanmugam, aged bout 47 years, now detained as 1/4

"Drug Offender" at Trichy Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Dr.R.Alagumani 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.6127, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 24.09.2025 submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

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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, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tiruchirappalli

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Trichy Central Prison, Trichy District 4.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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