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2025 DAILYLAW 209566 (MAD)

Mathavan v. The State of Tamil Nadu

HCP(MD)/1377/2025 · 2025-11-24

C V Karthikeyan, R Vijayakumar

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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H.C.P(MD)No.1377 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.11.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN and THE HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.1377 of 2025 Mathavan ... Petitioner Vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep By, The Principal Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9. 2. The Commissioner of Police, O/o.The Commissioner of Police, Trichy. 3. The Superintendent of Prison, Tiruchirappalli Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli. ... Respondents PRAYER :-Habeas corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the Respondent No.2 in C.No.74/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2025 dated 09.10.2025 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P(MD)No.1377 of 2025 detenu by name Mathavan, son of Pandian, aged about 23 years, now detained as 'Goonda' at Trichy Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Ramesh Kumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by C.V.KARTHIKEYAN,J.) When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a proceeding in G.O.Rt.No.7686, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 19.11.2025 submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. (C.V.K., J.) (R.V., J.) 24.11.2025 Index : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No vsm 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P(MD)No.1377 of 2025 To 1. The Principal Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9. 2. The Commissioner of Police, O/o.The Commissioner of Police, Trichy. 3. The Superintendent of Prison, Tiruchirappalli Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli. 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.1377 of 2025 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J. and R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J. vsm ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.1377 of 2025 24.11.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis