IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 25.06.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND T HE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER M OHAN H.C.P.No.1021 of 2024 V.Vijayan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Government of Tamilnadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.

2.The District Collector, District Magistrate, District Officer, Ranipet District.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Ranipet District, Ranipet. 4.The Inspector of Police, Arakkonam Town Police Station, Arakkonam, Ranipet District.

5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records culminating in the passing of the order of detention the petitioner's son of the defence under Act 1982 as Drug Offender vide detention order in No.B3/D.O.No.07/2024 dated 14.02.2024 on the file of the 2^nd respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondent herein to produce the body and person of the detenue by name V.Srinivasan, S/o.Vijayan, aged about 37 years before this Hon'ble Court and set