ORDER :

S.M. Subramaniam, J.

[PRAYER: Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 01.07.2024 in D.O.No.C2/21/2024 against the petitioner husband Kumar alias Sottai Kumar, Male aged 55 years S/o. Kannaiyan, who is confined at Central Prison, Cuddalore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before the Court and set him at liberty.]

The petitioner herein is the wife of the detenu viz., Kumar alias Sottai Kumar, Male aged 55 years S/o. Kannaiyan, now confined at Central Prison, Cuddalore, has come forward with this Habeas Corpus Petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent in D.O.No.C2/21/2024 dated 01.07.2024.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents.

3. Though several grounds are raised in the petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is an inordinate delay in passing the order of detention.

4. In the instant case, the detenu was arr