Nasirin Banu v. State of Tamilnadu, Rep.by
Habeas Corpus – Preventive detention – Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court HCP No. 1997 of 2025 (24-03-2026, Sunder Mohan J. for the Division Bench of Anita Sumanth and Sunder Mohan JJ.): habeas corpus by wife of detenu Syed Ibrahim, detained as 'Drug Offender' under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 by detention order in Memo No.601/BBCDEFGISSSV/2025 dated 26.08.2025 of the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai City. Detention order quashed because the detaining authority's satisfaction of a real possibility of the detenu coming out on bail rested on an undated sponsoring-authority report and an undated statement of a relative under Section 180(3) BNSS; detenu ordered to be set at liberty forthwith unless required in any other case. Keywords: preventive detention, undated statement of relative, real possibility of bail, Article 226, Central Prison Puzhal.
What did the court decide?
Detention order in Memo No.601/BBCDEFGISSSV/2025 dated 26.08.2025 set aside; detenu Syed Ibrahim directed to be set at liberty forthwith, unless his presence is required in connection with any other case.