R.Mohan v. The Commissioner of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim direction in pending criminal writ petition (WP Crl. 654/2025, Madras High Court, 26-11-2025, A.D. Jagadish Chandira J.) concerning an indefinite fast/hunger strike: petitioner R. Mohan (State Treasurer, Uzhaipor Urimai Iyakkam, Ambattur, Chennai) directed to produce daily medical certificates of fasting persons by 07.00 pm; Additional Public Prosecutor K.M.D. Muhilan had suggested daily certificates to the local police station; respondents are Greater Chennai Police officials (Commissioner of Police, Veppery; Joint Commissioner of Police, East Zone, Egmore; Inspector of Police, G-2 Periamet Police Station); petitioner's counsel K. Bharathi (for B. Mohan); matter posted to next week; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim direction: petitioner to produce medical certificates of the persons observing the indefinite fast on a daily basis by 07.00 pm; matter posted to next week. No final relief granted or refused on merits.