W.P.CRl..(MD).No.1734 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.03.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMKRISHNAN W.P.Crl.(MD).No.1734 of 2026 Soundarya ....... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Trichy Range, Trichy. 2.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District. 4.The Inspector of Police, Vadamadurai Police Station, Dindigul District. ...... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the third respondent to grant seven days emergency leave to the petitioner, by name, Selvi, wife of ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.CRl..(MD).No.1734 of 2026 Mariyappan, aged about 71 years, confining at Special Prison for Women, Madurai as life convict to take treatment for the petitioner on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated 12.03.2026 in accordance with law. For Petitioner : Mr.Dr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.] This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation made by the petitioner on 22.01.2026, wherein, the petitioner seeking for 21 days ordinary leave without escort for her husband, who is a life convict, undergoing sentence at Central Prison, Trichy. 2. The petitioner's husband is a life convict and he is undergoing sentence at Central Prison, Trichy. The grievance of the petitioner is that the representation made by the petitioner seeking for ordinary leave for her husband was not considered. Therefore, the present writ petition has been filed. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.CRl..(MD).No.1734 of 2026 3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has produced the proceedings of the first respondent dated 29.03.2026, wherein, it is stated that 21 days ordinary leave has been granted to the detenu with police escort. He further submitted that earlier, the detenu was granted emergency leave once and till date, the detenu has undergone sentence of three years, nine months and five days. The Ordinary leave has been sought for to attend to the ailing mother and also to make arrangement of funds for maintenance of her mother. Considering the same, this Court is inclined to modify the condition imposed by the first respondent. 4. In view of the above, 21 days ordinary leave shall be granted to the detenu without police escort, but subject to the condition that the detenu shall report before the fourth respondent Police daily at 06.00 p.m., during the entire ordinary leave period. Apart from that condition, the detenu is permitted to execute the sureties before the Superintendent of Prison, Trichy, instead of executing the sureties before the Tahsildar and two sureties shall be the family members of the detenu. The other conditions imposed by the first respondent shall stand as it is. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.CRl..(MD).No.1734 of 2026 5. This Writ Petition (Criminal) is disposed of in the above terms. [N.A.V., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.] 30.03.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No TSG Copy to 1.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Trichy Range, Trichy. 2.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District. 4.The Inspector of Police, Vadamadurai Police Station, Dindigul District. 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.CRl..(MD).No.1734 of 2026 N.ANAND VENKATESH , J. AND K.K.RAMKRISHNAN, J . TSG W.P.Crl.(MD).No.1734 of 2026 30.03.2026 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis