M.SIVARANJINI vs The Additional Chief Secretary to Government — HCP/263/2026

Case under The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-grabbers, Act, 1982 Section 14/82. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 08th June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCMA010292332026

Filing Number

HCP/7614/2026

Filing Date

05-Feb-2026

Registration No

HCP/263/2026

Registration Date

10-Feb-2026

Judge

Honourable Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth , Honourable Mr.Justice Sunder Mohan

Coram

Honourable Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth , Honourable Mr.Justice Sunder Mohan

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

Constitution ( 34 )

Sub-Category

Drug Offenders ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINALSECTION

Decision Date

08-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-grabbers, Act, 1982 Section 14/82

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M.SIVARANJINI

    Adv. M.Kalyani,C. RAJA ,C. RAJA , V. KISHORE KUMAR ,C. VIGNESH ,C. RAJA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government

    Adv. Counter Affidavit Filed By R2 1123

  2. 2.The Commissioner of Police

  3. 3.The Superintendent of Police

  4. 4.The Inspector of Police

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-Jun-2026

    Honourable Dr.Justice Anita SUMANTH,Honourable Mr.Justice Sunder MohanView PDF

    Case Summary: HCP 263/2026 - M. Sivaranjini v. Police Officials The Madras High Court quashed a preventive detention order against Dineshkumar (aged 25), a drug offender detained under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982. The court found that an unexplained delay of over one month between the detenu's arrest on 30.07.2025 and the detention order passed on 04.09.2025 had severed the "live and proximate link" between the grounds and purpose of detention, rendering the order invalid. Consequently, the court directed his immediate release from Central Prison, Puzhal, unless required in another case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 11-Feb-2026

    For Admission - Hcp ( Act 14 of 82 )

    Honourable Mr Justice P. Velmurugan , Honourable Mr.Justice M.jothiraman

  4. 05-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. HCP/263/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: HCP 263/2026 - M. Sivaranjini v. Police Officials The Madras High Court quashed a preventive detention order against Dineshkumar (aged 25), a drug offender detained under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982. The court found that an unexplained delay of over one month between the detenu's arrest on 30.07.2025 and the detention order passed on 04.09.2025 had severed the "live and proximate link" between the grounds and purpose of detention, rendering the order invalid. Consequently, the court directed his immediate release from Central Prison, Puzhal, unless required in another case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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