W.P.Crl.(MD)No.505 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.01.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. POORNIMA W.P.Crl.(MD)No.505 of 2025 and W.M.P.Crl.(MD)No.141 of 2025 M.Praveen Kumar ... Petitioner -vs- 1.State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home (Prison IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Director General of Police/ Director General of Prison and Correctional Service, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai-625 016. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records ____________ p. 2 W.P.Crl.(MD)No.505 of 2025 relating to the impugned order dated 04.11.2024 passed by the first respondent in G.O(D)No.1295 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to release the petitioner's paternal uncle namely Kalimuthu, S/o.Ramuthevar (LCP No.4602) forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Mayil Vahana Rajendran For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J.) The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect. 2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation seeking premature release as per the new Rules. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [G.K.I., J.] [R.P., J.] 05.01.2026 am NCC :Yes/No Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No ____________ p. 3 W.P.Crl.(MD)No.505 of 2025 To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home (Prison IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Director General of Police/ Director General of Prison and Correctional Service, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai-625 016. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ____________ p. 4 W.P.Crl.(MD)No.505 of 2025 G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J. AND R. POORNIMA,J. am W.P.Crl.(MD)No.505 of 2025 05.01.2026 ____________