Allowed
S.Premkumar v. The Secretary to Government
Madras HCHCP(MD)/546/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Habeas Corpus petition challenging a preventive detention order based on a solitary case involving alleged offenses under IPC was allowed. The court held that delay in record collection did not justify the lapse of the link between grounds and purpose of detention, resulting in the order being set aside.
What did the court decide?
Impugned detention order dated 05.04.2023 set aside; detenu Ramsitharthan directed to be set at liberty forthwith if not required in any other case.