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.1375 of 2025 Sayeera banu ... Petitioner -vs-

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Pudukottai District Pudukottai

3. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Tiruchirapalli ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the second respondent made in his proceedings in PDO No.17 of 2025 dated 20.06.2025 in detaining the detenue under Section 2(ggg) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Sexual Offender and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu namely Mohamed Faizal, son of Hijji Mohammed aged about 25 years , who is detained at Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Selvakumar For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Pu