IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.01.2026

CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN

H.C.P.No.2046 of 2025

Muthukumar @ Otta Muthu ... Petitioner

Vs.

State Rep.By :

1. The Principal Secretary to Government,

Home, Prohibition and Excise Department,

Secretariat, Government of Tamil Nadu,

Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009. 2. The Commissioner of Police,

Avadi City.

3. The Superintendent of Prison,

Central Prison – II,

Puzhal, Chennai.

4. The Inspector of Police (L&O),

T-15, S.R.M.C.Police Station,

Chennai. ... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records pertaining to the order of detention dated 05.03.2025 passed by the 2^nd respondent in No.37/BCDFGISSSV/2025 and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondent to produce the detenu Muthukumar @ Otta Muthu, S/o.Nagaraj, male, aged about 25 years, now confined at Central Prison -II, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Senthil Kumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John O R D E R (Order of the C