Vijaya v. The State Rep by its
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (criminal) by mother of convict prisoner for emergency release leave; Article 226 of the Constitution invoked to grant 6 days' unescorted emergency leave to convict Karuna @ Karunanithi (Convict No.15157, PID No.585, Central Prison, Cuddalore) to perform his sister's/daughter's last rites (Uthra kriya) and 16th-day kariyam despite absence of provision under Rule 6, Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules 1982; conditions imposed — daily reporting at 05.00 p.m. before Inspector of Police, Sankar Nagar Police Station, Chennai, surrender on expiry, leave restricted to granted purpose; subsequent 'for being mentioned' order dated 30.07.2025 deleting and substituting the 28.07.2025 order to correct clerical error in leave end date (02.09.2025 corrected to 03.08.2025); amendment of order; no costs; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Six days' emergency leave without escort granted to the detenue Karuna @ Karunanithi (Convict No.15157, PID No.585, Central Prison, Cuddalore) from 6.00 pm on 28.07.2025 to 5 pm on 03.08.2025 (end date corrected on mention from 02.09.2025), on conditions of daily reporting at 05.00 p.m. before the Inspector of Police, Sankar Nagar Police Station, Chennai, surrender before the prison authorities on expiry, and use of the leave solely for the ground on which it was granted; writ petition allowed without costs.