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Valarmathi v. The State of Tamilnadu rep by

Madras HC4 Mar 2026HCP(MD)/249/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

H.C.P.(MD)No.249 of 2026; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; habeas corpus; Article 226; petitioner Valarmathi (mother); detenu Muthupandi @ Dinesh @ about 25 years; respondents State of Tamil Nadu, Superintendent of Police, Deputy Superintendent of Police and Inspector of Police, Sivagangai; arrest on 01.03.2026; FIR Crime N.39 of 2026; remand to judicial custody by Judicial Magistrate No.II, Ramanathapuram; Additional Public Prosecutor E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar; no further orders required; petition closed; decided 04.03.2026 by N. Anand Venkatesh and P. Dhanabal, JJ.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; petition closed in view of the detenu's arrest and remand to judicial custody. ¶29

Valarmathi Vs The State of Tamilnadu rep by — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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H.C.P.(MD)No.249 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 04.03.2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.DHANABAL

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Valarmathi .. Petitioner / mother of the detenu

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Vs.

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1.State of Tamil Nadu, represented by the Superintendent of Police, O/o. Superintendent Campus, Sivagangai District.

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2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Deputy Superintendent Campus, Sivagangai Range, Sivagangai District.

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3.The Inspector of Police, Sivagangai Taluk Police Station, Sivagangai District. .. Respondents

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Prayer :Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, directing respondent Nos.1 to 3 to secure the body or person of the detenue, namely, Muthupandi @ Dinesh, S/o. Selvam, aged

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liberty.

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about 25 years and to produce him before this Court and to set him at liberty.

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For Petitioner : No Appearance For R-1 & R-2 : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by N. ANAND VENKATESH,J.)

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This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents to secure the body or person of the detenu and to produce him before this Court and to set him at liberty.

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When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents on instructions would submit that the detenu was arrested in the course of investigation in an FIR registered in Crime N.39 of 2026 on 01.03.2026 and the detenu was remanded to judicial custody by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Ramanathapuram.

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