# Josepin vs The State of Tamil Nadu

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-06-24
Petitioner: Josepin
Respondent: The State of Tamil Nadu

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/2088512)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.240 of 2026 Josepin .. Petitioner / Mother of the detenu Vs. 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep By, The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, O/o.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy. 4.The Inspector of Police, Ganesh Nagar Police Station, Ganesh Nagar, Pudukkottai District. .....Respondents https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 06/07/2026 04:52:59 pm ) Prayer :Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records pertaining to the detention order passed by the second respondent in P.D.O.No.2 of 2026 dated 21.01.2026 and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's son, namely, Rajesh @ Rajeshwindy, s/o. Chandru, aged about 24 years, who is detained in

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