Dhanlakshmi Vs The State of Tamilnadu

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorarified mandamus calling for the records of the order passed by the first respondent in No.126/Vu.tha.2/2026 dated 06.02.2026 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to grant 28 days ordinary leave without escort to the petitioner's son namely Manikandan, S/o.

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W.P.Crl.(MD) No.885 of 2026

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Lakshmanan, convict prisoner (CP No.6022, PID No.203593) now confined under Central Prison, Madurai.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Srikanth

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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.126/Vu.tha.2/2026 dated 06.02.2026 and direct the respondents 1 and 2 to grant 28 days ordinary leave without escort to the petitioner's son namely Manikandan, S/o. Lakshmanan, convict prisoner (CP No.6022, PID No.203593) now confined under Central Prison, Madurai.

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

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Fast Track Mahila Court, Theni in S.C. No.95 of 2015 on 27.11.2020 and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment. Aggrieved over the same, the convict has also preferred an appeal before this Court in Crl.A(MD) No.154 of 2021 and the same was dismissed by this Court on 22.12.2023. The petitioner submitted an application seeking ordinary leave for a period of 28 days. After considering the request made by the petitioner, the first respondent granted

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W.P.Crl.(MD) No.885 of 2026

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emergency leave to the convict with escort.. The petitioner being a poor person could not afford the cost for escorts.

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In view of the above, the condition imposed in the order dated 06.02.2026 directing the convict to go on ordinary leave with escort is modified

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and the convict shall go on ordinary leave without escort commencing from25.02.2026. However, the convict is directed to comply with the usual conditions imposed by the jail authorities and he should also report before the fourth respondent police daily at 05.30 p.m. till the completion of leave period. He shall duly comply with the conditions and return to the prison on expiry of the leave period.

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