Rajathi vs The State of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.235 of 2026 Rajathi .. Petitioner / Mother of the detenu Vs. 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep By, The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Frt St.George, Chennai - 9. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichirappalli. .....Respondents 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.No.05 of 2026 dated 22.01.2026 in detaining the detenu under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 08/07/2026 05:23:37 pm ) Act 14 of 1982 as a Drug Offender and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, namely, Adalarasan s/o. Swaminathan, male, aged about 25 years, who is detained at Central Prison, Trichirappalli before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.K.M.Karu