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H.C.P.(MD)No.1375 of 2025

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

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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 Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

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

The petitioner is the mother detenu viz., Mohamed

Faizal, son of Hijji Mohammed aged about 25 years . The detenu

has been detained by the second respondent by his order in

detention order in PDO No.17 of 2025 dated 20.06.2025 holding

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him to be a "sexual offeder", as contemplated under Section 2(ggg)

of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in

this habeas corpus petition.

2. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the

petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing

for the respondents. We have also perused the records produced

by the Detaining Authority.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

raised only one ground that the detenu was served with illegible

copy of confession statement recorded from the victim.

4. A perusal of the record reveals that the confession

statement is legible and readable

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5. In view of the same, this Court finds no infirmity or

illegality in the order passed by the second respondent, hence the

petition stands dismissed.

[G.K.I., J.] [R.P., J.]

03.02.2026

NCC :Yes/No

Index: Yes/No

Internet: Yes/No

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To

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

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor,

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai.

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H.C.P.(MD)No.1375 of 2025

G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J.

AND

R. POORNIMA,J.

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H.C.P.(MD)No.1375 of 2025

03.02.2026

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