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2026 DAILYLAW 8859 (MAD)

ABDUL FAROOK v. The Secretary to Governement, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department

HCP/1830/2025 · 2026-03-11

Anita Sumanth, Sunder Mohan

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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2026:MHC:1002 H.C.P.No.1830 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11.03.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN H.C.P.No.1830 of 2025 ABDUL FAROOK, M/A-55 years, S/o. Abdul Jaffer, Door No.17E, Bharathi Nagar, 2nd Street, Mailkal, Pothanur, Coimbatore District. .. Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009. 2. The Commissioner of Police / Detaining Authority, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore -18. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District. 4.State rep. by its Inspector of Police, PODANUR Police Station, Coimbatore District. .. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of habeas corpus to call for the entire records 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.No.1830 of 2025 relating to the petitioner’s son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 20.08.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings memo C.No.141/G/IS/2015, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner’s son namely A.Sharukhan @ Perukan, S/o. Abdul Farook, aged 28 years before this Court and set the petitioner’s son at liberty from detention, now the petitioner’s son detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore. For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John ORDER (Made by Dr. ANITA SUMANTH, J.) Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, states that nothing survives in this matter as the detention order in C.No.141/G/IS/2015 dated 20.08.2025 passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.6245 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 29.09.2025, recording which, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. No costs. [A.S.M, J.] [S.M, J.] 11.03.2026 Index:Yes/No Neutral Citation:Yes ssm 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.No.1830 of 2025 To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009. 2. The Commissioner of Police / Detaining Authority, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore -18. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District. 4.The Inspector of Police, PODANUR Police Station, Coimbatore District. 5.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law and Order), Fort St.George, Chennai – 9. 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis H.C.P.No.1830 of 2025 DR. ANITA SUMANTH,J. and SUNDER MOHAN,J. ssm 7 H.C.P.No.1830 of 2025 11.03.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis