Nagalakshmi vs The State of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.451 of 2026 Nagalakshmi .. Petitioner / Sister of the detenu Vs. 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Madurai. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Madurai. 4.The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District. Cr.No.540 of 2025. .. Respondents https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 24/06/2026 04:41:07 pm ) Prayer :Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order issued by the 2nd respondent in his proceedings in Detention order B.B.C.D.E.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.94/2025 dated 09.12.2025 in detaining the detenue under Section 2(f) of the Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Goonda at the Central Prison, Madurai and thereby, to quash the same and direct the respondents t