Santhosh vs The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep.

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.323 of 2026 Santhosh .. Petitioner / detenu Vs. 1.State of Tamil Nadu, represented by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. 2.The District Collectorate and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Trichirappalli District. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Trichirappalli Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli. .. Respondents 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 order of detention dated 05.01.2026 passed by the second respondent in Cr.M.P.No. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 24/06/2026 04:41:06 pm ) 01 of 2026 in detaining the detenu under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as a “Drug Offender” and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, namely, Santhosh, son of Prabhu, aged about 41 years, who is detained at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli before this Co