JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ order or direction in the nature of WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, call for the entire records leading to the detention of the petitioner''s brother-in-law Manikandan @ Vellai Mani, S/o. Pakkiri, Male, aged about 30 years is presently lodged in Central Prison, Puzhal at Chennai – 600 066 and has been detained under Act 14/82 as a “Goonda” vide detention order dated 30.03.2023, made in Memo. No.91/BCDFGISSSV/2023 by the 2nd respondent, the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai – 600 007 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Court and thereafter set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Puzhal at Chennai.)

M. Sundar, J.

1. Captioned ''Habeas Corpus Petition'' [''HCP'' for the sake of brevity] has been filed by uncle of the detenu assailing a ''preventive detention order dated 30.03.2023 bearing reference No.91/BCDFGISSSV/2023'' [hereinafter ''impugned preventive detention order'' for the sake of convenience and brevity] made by second respondent (hereinafter ''detaining author