Appu @ Rajendran v. the State by the Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.No.3620 of 2025 (with connected W.M.P.No.4017 of 2025), High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 05.03.2025, bench M.S. Ramesh and N. Senthilkumar JJ. Convict prisoner Appu @ Rajendran (Convict No.6817, Central Prison, Puzhal) sought certiorarified mandamus under Article 226 to quash the prison authorities' order dated 07.01.2025 (No.626399/tha.ku.2/2024) and obtain 28 days ordinary leave. Petition dismissed: the one-year eligibility period under Rule 22(3) of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence 1982, as amended by G.O.(Ms).No.205, Home (prison-V) Department, dated 25.04.2022, had not expired, so the Jail Authorities' decision was held free of infirmity. Keywords: ordinary leave, convict prisoner, suspension of sentence, Puzhal Central Prison, Tamil Nadu prison rules.
What did the court decide?
This Court finds no infirmity in the reasons adopted by the Jail Authorities regarding ordinary leave to the petitioner, as the one-year period contemplated under Rule 22(3) of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence 1982, as amended by G.O.(Ms).No.205, Home (prison-V) Department, dated 25.04.2022, has not expired.