The mother of the detenu has challenged the detention order dated 29.05.2025 passed against her son, who has been branded as ‘Drug Offender’ under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982 has filed this present petition.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the impugned order is liable to be quashed on the sole ground that the inference of the detaining authority that the detenu is likely to be released on bail without any basis and it is his ipse dixit.

3.Heard learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents.

4.We have perused the grounds of detention wherein, the detaining authority has observed that the detenu has not filed bail application and there are fair chances that his relatives are moving the bail application. We find that no material was placed before the detaining authority to arrive at such a conclusion. The said statement, therefore, is his ipse dixit.

Therefore, the impugned order cannot be sustained.

5. In light of the aforesaid discussion, t