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Selvakumar v. The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by

HCP(MD)/1347/2024 · 2025-09-11

C V Karthikeyan, R Vijayakumar

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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H.C.P.(MD)No.1347 of 2024 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.09.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR H.C.P.(MD)No.1347 of 2024 Selvakumar ... Petitioner/Detenu vs. 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise (xiv) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Palayamkottai Central Prison, Tirunelveli District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records NO. 139/2024 dated 22.08.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Selvakumar, son of Sudalai, aged about 57 years, detained as '''Sexual Offender'''at Palayamkottai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.(MD)No.1347 of 2024 For Petitioner : Mr.Ramesh Kumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Government Pleader O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.) The period of detention expired on 22.08.2025. Hence, nothing survives for adjudication in this petition and the same is dismissed. (C.V.K., J.) (R.V., J.) 11.09.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No CM 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.(MD)No.1347 of 2024 To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise (xiv) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Palayamkottai Central Prison, Tirunelveli District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.(MD)No.1347 of 2024 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J. and R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J. CM H.C.P.(MD)No.1347 of 2025 11.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis