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M.Vasantha v. The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by

Madras HC28 Aug 2025HCP(MD)/760/2025

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What is this about?

Habeas corpus, preventive detention, Tamil Nadu 1982 detention statute, Central Prison Tiruchirappalli, Karur District Magistrate detention order Cr.M.P.No.26/2024 dated 03.09.2024, detenu Pandi @ Pandeeswaran aged 19, petitioner-mother M. Vasantha; Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) H.C.P(MD)No.760 of 2025 decided 28.08.2025 by S.M. Subramaniam and G. Arul Murugan JJ.; petition closed without adjudication because the detention period expires on 02.09.2025; no relief granted; no precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Because the period of detention in the present case expires on 02.09.2025, the Court was not inclined to adjudicate the habeas corpus case. ¶25

M.Vasantha Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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H.C.P(MD)No.760 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 28.08.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN

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H.C.P(MD)No.760 of 2025

M.Vasantha

... Petitioner

-Vs-

1.The State of Tamil Nadu,

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Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Office of the District Magistrate and District Collector, Karur District.

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3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli District.

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4.The Inspector of Police, Thanthonimalai Police Station, Karur District.

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... Respondents

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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H.C.P(MD)No.760 of 2025

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PRAYER: Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the constitution of India, to call for the entire records pertaining to the detention order passed by the second respondent in Cr.M.P.No.26/2024 dated 03.09.2024 and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce petitioner's son namely Pandi @ Pandeeswaran, Son of Mani, aged about 19 years, who is now confined in Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral traffic offenders, sand offenders, sexual offenders, Slumgrabbers and Vidro pirates act, 1982 before this Court and set him at liberty.

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For Petitioner : Mr.P.Saravanan For Respondents : Mr.A.Albert James Government Advocate (Crl.side)

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. )

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The period of detention in the present case expires on 02.09.2025. That

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being so, this Court is not inclined to adjudicate the case.

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