R.Ranjani Vs The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the first respondent

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vide proceedings in No.RO.TRY/603/2025-CA dated 22.02.2026 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the first respondent to grant 28 days ordinary leave without police escort to the petitioner's husband, namely, Ramadoss, S/o. Appadurai, aged about 52 years, Life Convict, PID No.66638 confined at Central Prison, Trichy.

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For Petitioner : Mr.K.A.S.Prabhu For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by N. ANAND VENKATESH,J.)

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This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned proceedings of the first respondent in No.RO.TRY/603/2025-CA dated 22.02.2026 and for a consequential direction to the first respondent to

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grant 28 days ordinary leave without police escort to the petitioner's husband, who is presently confined at Central Prison, Trichy.

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2. Heard the learned counsel on either side.

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3. The petitioner's husband is a life convict, who is serving

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sentence in the Central Prison, Trichy, for more than five years.

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4. The petitioner made a representation to the first respondent

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seeking for grant of ordinary leave on the ground that the petitioner's mother, who is the sister of the detenu, is in a critical condition and that

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she requires immediate medical attention.

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5. The first respondent, through the impugned proceedings, granted 28 days ordinary leave, however, imposed a condition that the detenu will be accompanied by an escort. Aggrieved by this condition, the present writ petition has been filed before this Court.

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6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the reasons for which the ordinary leave has been sought for by the petitioner and also considering the fact that the detenu was earlier granted leave and he did not misuse the liberty, we are inclined to modify the condition imposed by the first respondent.

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7. In the result, the impugned proceedings of the first respondent dated 22.02.2026 shall stand modified to the effect that instead of the detenu being accompanied with an escort, there shall be a direction to the detenu to report before the Inspector of Police, Madukkur Police Station,

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Thanjavur District daily at 05.30 p.m., during the entire period of

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ordinary leave. Apart from that condition, the detenu is permitted to execute the sureties before the Superintendent of Prison, Trichy, instead of executing the sureties before the Tahsildar and two sureties shall be the family members of the detenu. The other conditions imposed by the first respondent shall stand as it is.

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8. This writ petition (Criminal) stands disposed of in the above

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terms.

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(N.A.V.,J..) (P.D.B.,J.,) 05.03.2026

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Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No TSG To 1.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Trichy Range, Race Course Road, Trichy-620 023. 2.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy-620 020. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, O/o. The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District. 4.The Inspector of Police, Madukkur Police Station, Thanjavur District.

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