Vasanthi v. The deputy inspector general of prison, madurai zone
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (criminal), Madras HC Madurai Bench (W.P.CRL.(MD)No.3123 of 2026, 12.06.2026, N. Anand Venkatesh & K.K. Ramakrishnan, JJ.): wife of a Palayamkottai life convict challenged the escort condition attached by DIG of Prisons, Madurai Zone (No.474/UTHA. 2/2026, 11.05.2026) to a grant of 28 days ordinary leave sought on health/financial grounds; court, citing 11 years 5 months 5 days of sentence undergone and a prior uneventful leave, replaced the escort condition with a daily 05.00 p.m. reporting requirement before the Inspector of Police, Maniyatchi PS, retaining other DIG conditions; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Escort condition on the 28 days ordinary leave of the petitioner's husband was modified: the convict is to report before the fourth respondent (Inspector of Police, Maniyatchi Police Station) daily at 05.00 p.m. during the entire ordinary leave period, and all other conditions imposed by the first respondent stand; writ petition (criminal) disposed of in those terms.