P.Yoharaj v. The Director General of Prison
MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT – W.P.(MD)No.1998 of 2025 (28.01.2025)
Case brief
What is this about?
Prisoner leave writ petition, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, 28.01.2025; mandamus under Article 226 to consider representation dated 06.01.2025 for emergency/ordinary leave of life convict Saravanan @ Kalia Saravana, C.P.No.6446, Madurai Central Prison; convict with murder conviction, two pending murder cases, two dacoity cases and NDPS case involving commercial quantity; court declined to show indulgence; writ petition dismissed, no costs; bench: G.R.Swaminathan and R.Poornima; petitioner P.Yoharaj; advocate J.Vijayaraja; Additional Public Prosecutor T.Senthil Kumar.
What did the court decide?
In view of the convict's antecedents reported at the hearing - convicted in a murder case with two other murder cases pending, accused in two dacoity cases, and implicated in an NDPS case involving commercial quantity - the Bench was of the view that such a person cannot be shown indulgence; the requested ordinary/emergency leave was therefore not granted.