JUDGMENT :

S. SRIMATHY, J.

Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the detention order in Memo No. 20/BCDFGISSSV/2021 dated 23.02.2021 passed by the second respondent herein under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondent to produce the petitioner’s son Dilli S/o Elumalai, aged about 26 years, who is now confined at Central Prison II, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty.

1. The petitioner is the father of the detenu viz. Dilli S/o Elumalai, aged about 26 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in Memo No. 20/BCDFGISSSV/2021 dated 23.02.2021, holding him to be a “Goonda” as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the 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. Though many grounds have been raised in the petition, learned co