Court judgment | WP(MD)/29992/2024 of Periyasamy Vs The Director General of Prison

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W.P(MD) No.29992 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT 
Date  : 10.12.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN
AND 
THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA
W.P(MD) No.29992 of 2024
Periyasamy                        
    ... Petitioner
Vs
1.The Director General of Prison,
   Directorate of the Central Prison,
   Tamil Nadu Prison,
   Veanals Road, Egmore,
   Chennai-600008.
2.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons,
   Madurai Range,
   Madurai Central Prison Campus,
   Madurai City-625 016.
3.The Superintendent of Prison,
   Madurai Central Prison,
   Madurai City-625 016.   
  
             ... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of 
India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of  Mandamus to direct the 
respondents to consider the petitioner's representation to grant leave to 
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the  petitioner's  son  Arun  S/o.Periyasamy  a  life  convict  prisoner  in 
C.P.No.6109 confined at the Central Prison, Madurai forthwith without 
escort.
For Petitioner    
 : Mr.J.Vijayaraja
For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar,
 
          Additional Public Prosecutor.
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.)
Heard both sides.
2.  The  petitioner's  son  is  undergoing  life  sentence  at  Central 
Prison,  Madurai.   The  petitioner's  mother  had  passed  away.   The 
petitioner therefore seeks grant of emergency leave for his son (convict). 
3. Considering the special facts and circumstances of this case, we 
direct the third respondent to grant three days emergency leave so that 
the petitioner's son can attend the final ceremony.  The leave is granted 
only under double escort.  The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City is 
directed to provide necessary escorts. 
 
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4.Accordingly, the convict-prisoner is granted emergency leave for 
3 days with double escort on the following conditions :-
(a)The  convict  prisoner,  Arun  S/o.Periyasamy 
[C.P.No.6109],  now  detained  in  the  Central  Prison, 
Madurai, is granted emergency leave for 3 days  from 
11.12.2024 to 13.12.2024.
(b) The convict prisoner shall be released from 
the prison at 05.00 p.m., on 10.12.2024 and he shall 
return to the prison at 10.00 am.., on 14.12.2024.     
(c) During the leave period, the convict prisoner 
shall abide by all the conditions prescribed in the Jail 
Manual.
5.With the above direction, the Writ Petition stands allowed. No 
costs.
(G.R.S., J.)          (R.P., J.)
   
           
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rmi
NOTE:Issue Order Copy on 10.12.2024
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1.The Director General of Prison,
   Directorate of the Central Prison,
   Tamil Nadu Prison,
   Veanals Road, Egmore,
   Chennai-600008.
2.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons,
   Madurai Range,
   Madurai Central Prison Campus,
   Madurai City-625 016.
3.The Superintendent of Prison,
   Madurai Central Prison,
   Madurai City-625 016. 
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor,
  Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,
  Madurai.
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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.
AND
R.POORNIMA, J.
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