Devika v. State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN and W.P.M.P.Crl.No s . 13345 and 13348 of 2 Devika W/o.Govindaraj ... Petitioner Vs.

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State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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The Director General of Police, Director General of Prisons Office, CMDA Tower-II, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

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The Superintendent of Prisons, 1/6

Central Prison, Coimbatore.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying to issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for records relating to impugned letter in No.16185/ta ku 1/2024 dated 09.12.2024 quash the same and to direct the competent authorities to pre-release the detenu, Govindaraj, (PID.No.12646) S/o.Muthusamy Naidu, aged about 70 years, presently lodged at Central Prison, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu as per the G.O.Ms.No.1155 (Prison-IV) Department dated 11.09.2008, G.O.Ms.No.801 (Prison -IV) Department dated 13.09.2010, G.O.Ms.589 (Home-IV) Department dated 22.12.2021, G.O.Ms.No.64 dated 01.02.2018, G.O.Ms.No.488 dated 15.11.2021 and also under the Rules 632, 633, 634 or 635 of Tamil Prison Rules 1983, who is inside jail for more than 10 years.

For Petitioner : Mr.Prabhu R.

For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, Additional Public Prosecutor, assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by P.VELMURUGAN, J.,] 2/6

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the above submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition (Crl.) is dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. (P.V., J.) (M.J.R., J.) 05.12.2025 ms To 1.

The Principal Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.

The Director General of Police, Director General of Prisons Office, CMDA Tower-II, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

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The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, Coimbatore.

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The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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P.VELMURUGAN, J., and M.JOTHIRAMAN, J., ms 5/6

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