W.P.No.4584 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 06.03.2025 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR W.P.No.4584 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.5101 of 2025 Neha Sharma ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary to Government Home (Prison IV) Department Fort St. George, Chennai - 9 2.The Additional Director General of Prisons Thalamuthu Natarajan Maaligai 2nd Floor, Gandhi Irwin Road Egmore, Chennai - 8 3.The Superintendent of Central Prison Central Prison - 1, Puzhal Chennai ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order bearing No.548082/Ta- https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4584 of 2025 Ku2/2024, dated 24.12.2024, passed by the 3rd respondent and quash the same and consecutively direct the respondents to grant ordinary leave for 28 days without escort to the detenu, Ashish Sharma, life convict No.10635 (PID.582153), son of Muralidhar Sharma, aged about 35 years, detained at Central Prison, Puzhal. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Vinodh Kumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John ORDER M.S.RAMESH, J. AND N.SENTHILKUMAR , J. The above Writ Petition is filed for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order bearing No.548082/Ta-Ku2/2024, dated 24.12.2024, passed by the 3rd respondent and quash the same and consecutively direct the respondents to grant ordinary leave for 28 days without escort to the detenu, Ashish Sharma, life convict No.10635 (PID.582153), son of Muralidhar Sharma, aged about 35 years, detained at Central Prison, Puzhal. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4584 of 2025 2.The prisoner who has been convicted to life imprisonment and has served only ten months of the sentence, is not eligible to claim ordinary leave under the Provisions of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, 1982 as amended in G.O.(Ms) No.205 Home (Prison - V) department dated 25.04.2022, and as such we do not find any reasons to interfere with the impugned order bearing No.548082/Ta-Ku2/2024, dated 24.12.2024, passed by the 3rd respondent. 3.This writ petition stands dismissed accordingly. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [M.S.R, J.] [N.S, J.] 06.03.2025 kas Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation To. 1.The Secretary to Government Home (Prison IV) Department Fort St. George, Chennai - 9 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.4584 of 2025 M.S.RAMESH, J. and N.SENTHILKUMAR, J. kas 2.The Additional Director General of Prisons Thalamuthu Natarajan Maaligai 2nd Floor, Gandhi Irwin Road Egmore, Chennai - 8 3.The Superintendent of Central Prison Central Prison - 1, Puzhal Chennai 4.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras Chennai W.P.No.4584 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.5101 of 2025 06.03.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis