ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

AND S UNDER MOHAN , J.

The petitioner herein, who is the wife of the detenu Mohan, aged about 27 years, S/o.Sankar, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 02.11.2023 slapped on her husband, branding him as "Drug Offender" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for 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 arrested on 24.08.2023 and thereafter, the detention order came to be passed on 02.11.2023. This fact is not disputed by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

5. In the case of ' Sushanta Kumar Banik Vs. State of Tripura ', reported in '2022 LiveLaw (SC) 813', when there was an