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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. Sathish Kumar, M. Jothiraman, JJ
Kalaiyarasi – Appellant
Versus
State Rep by, Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to detention order based on improper translation. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. need for effective representation and accurate translation. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court emphasizes constitutional safeguards in detention cases. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. final ruling to quash detention order. (Para 7) |
(Order of the Court was made by N.Sathish Kumar J.)
The order of detention passed by the second respondent in CMP.No.34/Goonda/Salem City/2025, dated 14.07.2025, is sought to be quashed in the present Habeas Corpus Petition.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.
3. Though learned counsel for the petitioner has raised several other grounds to assail the order of detention, he has mainly focused his argument on the ground that the translated version of the Property List sent to Magistrate as found in Page No.67 is improper. This deprived the detenu from making effective representation. Therefore, on the sole ground, the detention order is liable to be quashed.
4. On perusal of the documents available on record, particularly Page No.67 of the booklet (Vol.I), the Property List sent to Magistrate has been improperly
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