# SEETHA vs The State rep by The Secretary to Government

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-06-29
Petitioner: SEETHA
Respondent: The State rep by The Secretary to Government

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/1344136)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

HCP No. 2451 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN HCP No. 2451 of 2025 Seetha ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State rep by: The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2. The Commissioner of Police, Salem City. 3. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Salem. 4. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Salem Town, Salem. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in C.M.P.No.78/Sexual Offender/Salem City/2025 dated 30.10.2025 on the file of the Commissioner of Police, Salem City, the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondent to produce the detenu Sakthivel, S/o. Ramasamy, aged about 32 years, now confined at Central Prison, Salem, before this Court and set him at liberty. __________ Page1 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 29/06/2026 05:36:08 pm ) HCP No. 2451 of 2025 For Petitioner(s): Mr. Bhuvaneshwar for Mr.S.Prabhakar For Respondent(s): M

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