K.Ramalakshmi Vs The State of Tamilnadu

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorarified mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the condition no.1 in the impugned order No.1254/UTha.2/2025 dated 11.12.2025 on the file of the first respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the first respondent to release the petitioner's husband

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Karuppaiah Kannan, S/o. Narasingam (PID No.186815- Central Prison, Madurai) on parole for 28 days without escort.

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Jegadeesh pandian For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

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O R D E R

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[Order of the Court was made by G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.]

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The prayer in the petition is to quash the impugned order passed by the

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first respondent in No.1254/UTha.2/2025 dated 11.12.2025 and direct the first respondent to grant 28 days ordinary leave without police escort to the petitioner's husband Karuppaiah Kannan, S/o. Narasingam (PID No.186815Central Prison, Madurai)

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2. It is the case of the petitioner that her husband was convicted by

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the I Additional District and Sessions Court, Madurai in S.C. No.539 of 2016 on 23.07.2019 and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for the offence under Section 302 of IPC. Aggrieved over the same, the convict has filed an appeal before this Court in Crl.A(MD) No.446 of 2019 and the same was dismissed by this Court on 14.10.2022. The petitioner submitted an application seeking ordinary leave for a period of 28 days. After considering the request

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made by the petitioner, the first respondent granted ordinary leave to the convict with escort. The petitioner being a poor person, could not afford the cost of escort.

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In view of the above, the condition imposed in the order dated 11.12.2025 directing the convict to go on ordinary leave with escort is modified and he shall go on ordinary leave without escort. However, the convict is directed to comply with the usual conditions imposed by the jail authorities and he should also report before the third respondent police daily at 05.30 p.m. He shall duly comply with the conditions and return to the prison on expiry of the leave period.

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