Krishnan v. The State Rep By Its The Additional Chief Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.10.2025 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR and W.M.P.No.12367 of 2025 Krishnan S/o Kothandam ... Petitioner -vs1. The State represented by its The Additional Chief Secretary, Home (Prison-IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Director General of Prisons, Gandhi Irwin Road, CMDA Building, 2nd Tower, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison at Salem, Hasthampatty, Salem-7

4. The Probation Officer, 1/4

Omalur, Salem.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to direct the 1st respondent to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in No.G.O.(D) No.1510 dated 17.12.2024 passed by the 1st respondent and quash the same and direct the respondents to release the convict/ petitioner Krishnan S/o Kothandam (CT No.6932) who is confined at Central Prison at Salem.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Mohamed Saifulla For Respondent : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

J.Nisha Banu J.

and S.Sounthar,J.

Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner/convict died and hence, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition. He would therefore, pray that the writ petition may be dismissed as abated.

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2. Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as abated. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (J.N.B.J.,) (S.S,J.,) 08.10.2025 vsi To

1. The Additional Chief Secretary, Home (Prison-IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Director General of Prisons, Gandhi Irwin Road, CMDA Building, 2nd Tower, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison at Salem, Hasthampatty, Salem-7

4. The Probation Officer, Omalur, Salem.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

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J.NISHA BANU, J.

AND S.SOUNTHAR , J.

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