Pandiyan v. The Principal Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Habeas corpus; preventive detention; Drug Offender; Detention Order No.34/2024 dated 03.07.2024; delay in disposal of representation dated 14.07.2024; five days' delay; Deputy Secretary; no proper explanation; continued detention illegal; release of detenue; Article 226 Constitution of India; Writ of Habeas Corpus; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; G.R.Swaminathan J.; R.Poornima J.; petitioner Pandiyan (father); detenue Rengaprabhu aged 38; respondents: Principal Secretary to Government (Home, Prohibition and Excise Department), District Collector and District Magistrate Theni, Superintendent Madurai Central Prison; Additional Public Prosecutor T.Senthil Kumar; advocate R.Venkatesan; decided 06.01.2025; petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Habeas Corpus Petition allowed; detenue Rengaprabhu to be set at liberty forthwith unless his detention is otherwise warranted by law.