Annakili v. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison
Case brief
What is this about?
Ordinary leave for life convict; modification/removal of escort condition on prison leave; 21 days ordinary leave without escort; safeguard condition of daily reporting at Rajakkamangalam Police Station, Kanyakumari District, at 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.; prisoner Manikandan (LCT No.4391, PID No.159540), life sentence, Palayamkottai Central Prison; Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Madurai Zone order No.212/UTHA.2/2025 dated 21.02.2025; writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Tamil Nadu prison leave administration; W.P(MD)No.7206 of 2025; disposed of on 25.03.2025; bench: Dr. Justice G. Jayachandran and Ms Justice R. Poornima; petitioner is the convict's mother; counsel R. Narayanan (petitioner), A. Thiruvadi Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Leave condition modified: the convict shall be granted 21 days ordinary leave without escort, subject to daily reporting before Rajakkamangalam Police Station, Kanyakumari District, at 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.; with these modifications the writ petition stands disposed of.