WP No. 17527 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21-05-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G. R. SWAMINATHAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN WP No. 17527 of 2025 1. VIJAYA W/o. Shanmugaraj No. 3 Anjel Street, Thumalainagar, Ramapuram, Thiruvalur District. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State Of Tamilnadu Represented By The Principal Secretary To Government Home Prohibitin And Excise Departmetn, Fort St George, Chennai 600 009. 2.The Director General Of Prisons The Tamilnadu Prison Deaprtment Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai 08 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 17527 of 2025 3.The Superintendent Of Priosn Puzhal Central Prison Chennai District 4.The Inspector Of Police Minjur Police Station, Minjur, Thiruvallur. Respondent(s) PRAYER Directing the respondents to transfer the petitioners son named Sakthivel S/o. Shanmugaraj aged 28 years now confined at puzhal Central Prison to any Government hospital to give appropriate medical treatment for his right side broken leg by considering the petitioners representation dated 16.04.2025 and pass. For Petitioner(s): Mr. C.R.Gokulvisvas For Respondent(s): Mr. E. Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by G.R.SWAMINATHAN J.) The present Writ Petition is filed for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to transfer the petitioner's son named Sakthivel S/o. Shanmugaraj aged 28 years now confined at Puzhal Central Prison to any Government hospital to give appropriate medical treatment for his broken right leg by considering the petitioner's representation dated 16.04.2025. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 17527 of 2025 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for both sides and perused the materials placed before this Court. 3. The petitioner's son was arrested in connection with Crime No.254 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Minjur Police Station, Thiruvallur, for the offence punishable under Section 8(c), 20 (b)(ii)(C) and 29 (1) of NDPS Act. The petitioner alleges that her son's leg was broken due to police brutality. All that she requests is that her son should be given medical treatment for the broken leg. 4. The Medical Summary issued by the Civil Assistant Surgeon, Central Prison Hospital, Central Prison – II, Puzhal, Chennai, confirms the allegation that the petitioner's son suffered serious fracture in his right leg. We therefore, direct the respondents to forthwith admit the petitioner's son namely, Sakthivel, aged 28 years, S/o.Shanmugaraj, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, in the Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai, and he shall be housed in Convicts' ward of the Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai, till he fully recovers. During the said period, the petitioner / mother of the remand prisoner can very well be present along with her son. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 17527 of 2025 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. (G.R.SWAMINATHAN J.)(V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J.) 21-05-2025 asi/ar Note: 1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court. 2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. To https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 17527 of 2025 1. The Principal Secretary To Government Home Prohibitin And Excise Departmetn, Fort St George, Chennai 600 009. 2.The Director General Of Prisons The Tamilnadu Prison Department Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai 08 3.The Superintendent Of Priosn Puzhal Central Prison Chennai District 4.The Inspector Of Police Minjur Police Station, Minjur, Thiruvallur https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 17527 of 2025 G.R.SWAMINATHAN J. AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J. asi/ar WP No. 17527 of 2025 21-05-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis