# V.Ponpandi vs The State of Tamilnadu, rep

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-06-23
Petitioner: V.Ponpandi
Respondent: The State of Tamilnadu, rep

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/2088516)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.422 of 2026 V.Ponpandi .. Petitioner / Brother of the detenu Vs. 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep By its the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort.St.George, Chennai 600 009 2.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep By the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police Office, Thoothukudi District. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli 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 connected with the detention order passed by the second respondent in H.S.(MD).Confdl.No.3 of 2026 dated 18.01.2026 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, by name, Sundar son of Veerabagu, aged about 42 years, now confining as Goonda at Palayamkttai, Central Prison bef

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