BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT RESERVED ON : 29.08.2025 DELIVERED ON : 28.11.2025 THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA AND THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE R. POORNIMA H.C.P. (MD) No.1383 of 2024 Sekar Petitioner vs.

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St. George Chennai 600 009

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate Trichy

3. The Superintendent of Prison Trichy Central Prison Trichy District Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in Cr.M.P. No.14 of 2024 dated 03.09.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Balachandran, son of Sellan, aged about 64 years, now detained as Goonda at the Trichy Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty.

For petitioner Dr. R. Alagumani For respondents Mr. Hasan Mohamed Jinnah State Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr. A. Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor and M