IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated: 18.12.2025

Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

and

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN

H.C.P. No.1658 of 2025

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Monisha @ Sumathi .. Petitioner

Vs.

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government

Home, Prohibition and Excise Department

Secretariat, Fort St. George

Chennai – 600 009

2. The District Magistrate & District Collector

Tiruppur District, Tiruppur

3. The Superintendent of Police

Tiruppur, Tiruppur District

4. The Superintendent of Prison

Central Prison -Coimbatore

Coimbatore District

5. State rep. by its

The Inspector of Police PEW-Dharapuram Unit

Tiruppur District .. Respondents

Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner’s husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 21.06.2025 on the file of the second

respondent herein made in proceedings Cr.M.P.No.44/Drug Offender/2025, quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner’s husband namely Honestraj, S/o.Nataraj, aged 31 years, before this Court and set the petitioner’s husband at liberty from detention