BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10-07-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. POORNIMA WP Crl.(MD)No.3685 of 2026 & WMP.Crl(MD)No.903 of 2026 Ashwini Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State of Tamilnadu represented by its, The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home (Prison -IV) Department, Secretariat of Tamilnadu, Chennai- 600 009. 2. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai-625 016. 3. The Superintendent, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai - 625 016. 4. The Superintendent, Open Prison, Purasadai Udaipu, Sivagangai - 630 551. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Office of Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai - 630 562. 6. The Inspector of Police, Kudavasal Police Station, Tiruvarur - 612 601. Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Manoharan For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Venkatesh, Counsel for State of Tamil Nadu (Crl.Side) Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the vide Impugned Order No.733/Vu.Tha2/2025 dated 11.06.2026 issued by the 2nd respondent and quash the same https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis and consequently direct the respondents to grant ordinary leave of 28 days without escort to the detenu Selvandhran S/o. Senthilvel, aged about 37 years, bearing PID No.204218 confined at Purasadai Udaipu Open Prison, Sivagangai. ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J.) The petitioner has challenged the order dated 11.06.2026 of the 2nd respondent, whereby the request to grant ordinary leave has been rejected. 2. The reason for rejection cited in the impugned order is that the convict prisoner had earlier gone on ordinary leave for a period of 28 days from 23.09.2025 to 21.10.2025. From the date of return to jail till date, since the convict prisoner has not completed one year as per Rule 22(3) of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules 1982, now he is not entitled to 28 days of ordinary leave. 3. In view of Rule 22(3) of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules 1982, we do not find any infirmity in the impugned order. Accordingly, this Writ Petition (Criminal) stands dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA J.) (R.POORNIMA J.) 10-07-2026 bala To 1. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home (Prison -IV) Department, Secretariat of Tamilnadu, Chennai- 600 009. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai-625 016. 3. The Superintendent, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai - 625 016. 4. The Superintendent, Open Prison, Purasadai Udaipu, Sivagangai - 630 551. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Office of Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai - 630 562. 6. The Inspector of Police, Kudavasal Police Station, Tiruvarur - 612 601. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J. AND R.POORNIMA, J. bala ORDER MADE IN WP.Crl(MD)No.3685 of 2026 DATED : 10.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis