JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 12.10.2022 in B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.357/2022 against the petitioner''s husband Abbas, son of Gaji Moitheen, aged about 33 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Hon''ble Court and set him at liberty.)

M. Sundar, J.

1.Captioned ''Habeas Corpus Petition'' [''HCP'' for the sake of brevity] has been filed by wife of the detenu assailing a ''preventive detention order dated 12.10.2022 bearing reference BCDFGISSSV No.357/2022'' [hereinafter ''impugned preventive detention order'' for the sake of convenience and brevity]. To be noted, third respondent is the sponsoring authority and second respondent is the detaining authority as the impugned preventive detention order has been made by second respondent.

2. Impugned preventive detention order has been made under ''The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber law offenders, Drug-offender