S.Padma v. The Addl. Chief Secretary to Government
Case at a glance
Outcome
Allowed
2024 is quashed and the Habeas Corpus Petition stands allowed
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India arts. 22, 226
Key paragraphs
- Para 44.The Inspector of Police,E-1 Mylapore Police Station, Chennai.... RespondentsPage 1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP.No.1540 of 2024PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in Detention Order passed by the 2nd respondent…
Judgment
HCP.No.1540 of 2024IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED : 07.08.2024CORAM :THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM ANDTHE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P.No.1540 of 2024S.Padma ... PetitionerVs.
The Addl. Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai District.
The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai Dt.-600 066.
The Inspector of Police,E-1 Mylapore Police Station, Chennai.... RespondentsPage 1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP.No.1540 of 2024PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in Detention Order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 09.05.2024 in No.476/BCDFGISSSV/2024 against the petitioner's son Dhilip, M/A.33, Son of Sagayaraj, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to set aside the same and consequently, direct the respondents to produce the detenue before the Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner: Mr.S.Rajkumar For Respondents: Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.)The order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent in proceedings No.476/BCDFGISSSV/2024, dated 09.05.2024 is sought to be quashed in the present Habeas Corpus Petition.
Operative part
2. The order of detention sought to be assailed and the fact as narrated would reveal that, there is a delay of three days in considering the representation. The delay in considering the representation and the period during which the detenue was under detention would be construed as violation of the Constitutional Page 2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP.No.1540 of 2024mandatory under Article 22 of Constitution of India and thus, the ground of delay in considering the representation became fatal in the case of preventive detention. 3. Accordingly, the impugned order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent in proceedings No. 476/BCDFGISSSV/2024, dated 09.05.2024 is quashed and the Habeas Corpus Petition stands allowed. The detenue viz., Dhilip, M/A.33, Son of Sagayaraj, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, is directed to be set at liberty forthwith, unless he is required in connection with any other case. [S.M.S., J.] [V.S.G., J.] 07.08.2024Index: Yes/NoSpeaking Order: Yes/NoNeutral Citation: Yes/NogdPage 3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP.No.1540 of 2024S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.ANDV.SIVAGNANAM, J.gdTo1.The Addl.
Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai District. 3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai Dt.-600 066.4.The Inspector of Police,E-1 Mylapore Police Station, Chennai.H.C.P.No.1540 of 202407.08.2024Page 4 of 4
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: 2024 is quashed and the Habeas Corpus Petition stands allowed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — arts. 22, 226.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.