LAWS(MAD)-2010-7-1

A MURUGAN Vs. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME

Decided On July 08, 2010
A.MURUGAN Appellant
V/S
SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The Petitioner who claims to be a human rights activist and hence interested in the under trial prisoner Sundaramurthy S/o. Vedi, presently confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, has brought forth this Habeas Corpus Petition seeking issue of a writ of Habeas Corpus or a direction in the nature of such a writ to produce the detenu Sundaramurthy before this Hon'ble Court and to set him at liberty.

(2.) In the affidavit filed in support of the Habeas Corpus Petition the Petitioner has made the following averments:

(3.) Based on the above said allegations, the Petitioner has sought for the issue of a writ of Habeas Corpus directing the production of the under the trial prisoner Sundaramurthy and to set him at liberty. In addition to the grounds raised in the original affidavit, the Petitioner has also raised additional grounds by filing a miscellaneous petition in M.P. No. 2 of 2010 in the above said Habeas Corpus Petition. The additional grounds raised therein are as follows: