ORDER :

K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

PRAYER in HCP(MD)1076/2022: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, by calling for the records relating to the Detention Order passed by the 2nd respondent in M.H.S.Confdl.No.84/2022 dated 08.06.2022 and to quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the person or body of the detenu, Asaithambi, son of Kaliappan, aged about 28 years, to be detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, who is now detained in District Prison, Perurani, Thoothukudi District, before this Court and set him at liberty.

Prayer in HCP(MD)1085/2022: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, by calling for the records relating to the Detention Order passed by the 2nd respondent in M.H.S.Confdl.No.85/2022 dated 08.06.2022 and to quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the person or body of the detenu, Alexkumar @ Alex, son of Chellaiah, aged about 25 years, to be detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, who is now detained in District Prison, Perurani, Thoothukudi District, before this Court and set him at liberty.

PRAYER in HCP(MD)1086/2022: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, by calling for the records relating to the Detention Order passed by the 2nd respondent in M.H.S.Confdl.No.86/2022 dated 08.06.2022 and to quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the person or body of the detenu, Kathiravan, son of Thavasi, aged about 34 years, to be detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, who is now detained in District Prison, Perurani, Thoothukudi District, before this Court and set him at liberty.

PRAYER in HCP(MD)1087/2022: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, by calling for the records relating to the Detention Order passed by the 2nd respondent in M.H.S.Confdl.No.87/2022 dated 08.06.2022 and to quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the person or body of the detenu, Vinothkumar, son of Thangavel, aged about 27 years, to be detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, who is now detained in District Prison, Perurani, Thoothukudi District, before this Court and set him at liberty.

These petitions are filed on behalf of the detenus, who are accused in Crime No.120/2022 registered for the offence under Sections 147, 148 & 302 IPC altered into 147, 148 & 302 r/w 149 IPC by the third respondent police and the detenues have been detained by the second respondent by his order dated 08.06.2022 in M.H.S.Confdl.Nos.84, 85, 86 & 87/2022 holding them to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Forest Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum-Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Herein after referred to as 'the Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982'). The said detention orders are under challenge in these Habeas Corpus Petitions.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 15.05.2022 around 2.00 p.m in the Kallidaikurichi Sampathimedu Road, the detenues/accused persons waylaid one Sukumar and jointly committed murder of the said Sukumar and therefore, the Law Enforcing Authority registered a case in Crime No.120 of 2022 for the alleged offence under Sections 147, 148 and 302 IPC altered into Sections 147, 148 and 302 r/w 149 IPC. Thereafter, on 16.05.2022, all the accused were arrested by the Law Enforcing Authority and considering the propensity of the occurrence and the same was created panic in that locality, the detaining authority passed the detention order on the basis of the materials furnished by the sponsoring authority through the impugned detention order dated 08.06.2022.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners in these petitions assailed the impugned detention orders that as per Section 8(1) of the Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982, the documents relied by the detaini