C.Suganya v. The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services
Prison leave – Ordinary leave conditions
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), W.P.Crl.(MD).No.1689 of 2026, decided 02.04.2026 by N. Anand Venkatesh, J. and K.K. Ramakrishnan, J.: writ petition by C.Suganya under Article 226 seeking 28 days ordinary leave without police escort for her life-convict husband (PID No. 161930) in Central Prison, Trichy; leave had already been granted with escort by the DIG of Prisons (proceedings dated 30.03.2026); court modified the conditions - daily 6.00 p.m. reporting before the Inspector of Police, Annavasal, and two family-member sureties before the Superintendent of Prison instead of the Tahsildar - relying on the detenue's clean compliance on two earlier leaves; petition disposed of, no costs. Keywords: ordinary leave, emergency leave, police escort, life convict, prison sureties, Tahsildar, Article 226, writ of mandamus, Tamil Nadu prison leave.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions modifying the ordinary-leave conditions: detenue to report daily at 6.00 p.m. before the 4th respondent during the entire leave period; two sureties (family members of the detenue) to be submitted before the Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy instead of the Tahsildar; no costs.