BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.02.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. POORNIMA H.C.P.(MD)No.1322 of 2025 Sujinkumar ... Petitioner -vs-

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil

3.The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station Marthandam, Kanyakumari District

4. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Palayamkottai ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records pertaining to the order of detention passed by the second respondent in proceedings in PD No.12 of 2025 dated 24.04.2025 and quash the same as illegal and produce the detenu namely Sujinkumar, S/o.Rajan, aged about 31 years now he is confined in Central Prison,Palayamkottai before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J.

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