ABIRAMI vs THE STATE OF TAMILNADU REP BY ITS, THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, — HCP/2209/2025

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 02nd June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCMA012554672025

Filing Number

HCP/86517/2025

Filing Date

16-Oct-2025

Registration No

HCP/2209/2025

Registration Date

28-Oct-2025

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

02-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 03-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.ABIRAMI

    Adv. S.Nadhiya,M.TAMILAZHAGAN,M.TAMILAZHAGAN, K.G.ILAKYA,M.TAMILAZHAGAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF TAMILNADU REP BY ITS, THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,

    Adv. COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED 1123

  2. 2.THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND DISTRICT COLLECTOR.

  3. 3.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,

  4. 4.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON,

  5. 5.THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Jun-2026

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

    CASE SUMMARY: HCP 2209/2025 & HCP 2249/2025 The Madras High Court allowed two combined habeas corpus petitions and set aside detention orders against Sasikumar (age 25) and Dinesh (age 28) issued under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The court found two critical defects: the Special Reports forming the basis for detention were undated, lacking credibility, and the Government Orders delegating detention authority were not translated into Tamil, violating detainees' constitutional right to effective representation under Article 22(5). The court ordered their immediate release from Central Prison, Coimbatore. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 29-Oct-2025

    Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish KUMAR,Honourable Mr.Justice M.jothiramanView PDF

  4. 29-Oct-2025

    For Admission - Hcp ( Act 14 of 82 )

    Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar , Honourable Mr.Justice M.jothiraman

  5. 16-Oct-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. HCP/2209/2025

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: HCP 2209/2025 & HCP 2249/2025 The Madras High Court allowed two combined habeas corpus petitions and set aside detention orders against Sasikumar (age 25) and Dinesh (age 28) issued under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The court found two critical defects: the Special Reports forming the basis for detention were undated, lacking credibility, and the Government Orders delegating detention authority were not translated into Tamil, violating detainees' constitutional right to effective representation under Article 22(5). The court ordered their immediate release from Central Prison, Coimbatore. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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