Selvi v. The State of Tamilnadu

O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.] This writ petition has been filed seeking for modification of the order passed by the third respondent in Letter No.60/Ooo.tha.2/2026 dated

23.03.2026, wherein, the third respondent while granting 21 days ordinary leave, imposed a condition that the convict will be accompanied by an escort.

¶2Heard the learned counsel on either side.

¶3The petitioner is the life convict, who is undergoing sentence at Special Prison for Woman, Madurai. A representation was made by the petitioner seeking for 21 days ordinary leave to the third respondent. However, the third respondent while granting 21 days ordinary leave through the proceedings dated 23.03.2026, imposed a condition that the convict will be accompanied by an escort. The petitioner has sought for the modification of the said condition.

¶4Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the reason for which the ordinary leave has been sought for, this Court is inclined to modify the condition imposed by the third respondent to the effect that the petitioner will report before the Inspector of Police, SIPCOT Police Station, Thoothukudi, daily at 10.30 a.m., during the entire period of ordinary leave. Apart from that condition, the convict is permitted to submit the sureties before the Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Madurai, instead of executing the sureties before the Tahsildar and two sureties shall be the family members of the convict. The other conditions imposed by the third respondent shall stand as it is.

¶5This Writ Petition (Criminal) is disposed in the above terms.

[N.A.V., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.]

30.04.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No TSG Copy to

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai-9.

2.The Director General of Police /Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Office of the Director General of Police, C.M.D.A. Towers II, No.1, Gandhi Irvin Road, Elumbur, Chennai-8.

3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Madurai Central Prison Campus, Madurai Range, Madurai District.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Madurai District.

5.The Inspector of Police, SIPCOT Police Station, Thoothukudi.

6.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. N.ANANDoVENKATESHo,oJ. AND oK.K.RAMAKRISHNAN,oJoo. TSG W.P.Crl.(MD).No.2594oofo2026

30.04.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.04.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN W.P.Crl.(MD).No.2594 of 2026 Selvi ....... Petitioner Vs. 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai-9. 2.The Director General of Police / Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Office of the Director General of Police, C.M.D.A. Towers II, No.1, Gandhi Irvin Road, Elumbur, Chennai-8. 3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Madurai Central Prison Campus, Madurai Range, Madurai District. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Madurai District. ...... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to modify the order dated 23.03.2026 in Letter No.60/Ooo.tha.2/2026 consequently direct the first respondent herein to pass a fresh order to grant 21 days ordinary leave without police escort to the petitioner in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.Dr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor