Priyadharshini v. The Additional Director General Of Police And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19-09-2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE J. NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. SOUNTHAR W.P.(Crl.)No.471 of 2025 Priyadharshini W/o Sivamani ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Additional Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

2. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, O/o Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Vellore Range, Vellore District.

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Cuddalore Central Prison, Cuddalore District.

... Respondents PRAYER: The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records and quash the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Ro-VLR/530/2025-CAMP(A) dated 27.06.2025 and direct the respondents to grant 30 days ordinary leave without escort to the petitioner husband Convict Prisoner Mr.Sivamani S/o Kesavan, PID No.69085 now confined in 3rd respondent Cuddalore Central Prison for

the purpose of "to making arrangements to repair the house and admission of the child in the school. In pursuant to petitioner representation dated 24.04.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Muthamizhselvakumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(The order of the Court was made by J.Nisha Banu,J.) This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records and quash the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in RO-VLR/530/2025-CAMP(A) dated 27.06.2025 and direct the respondents to grant 30 days ordinary leve without escort to the petitioner husband, Convict Prisoner Mr.Sivamani S/o Kesavan, PIDNo.690085, now confined in 3rd respondent, Cuddalore Central Prison for the purpose of making arrangements to repair the house and for admission of the child in the school.

2. Heard both sides and perused the material available on record.

3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would state that the petitioner is a life convict and only recently, he was granted 28 days leave by the DIG of Prisons i.e., in June,2025.

4. On perusal of records, it is seen that the detenu is a life convict

and only recently, by proceedings dated 27.06.2025, the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Vellore, had granted 28 days ordinary leave to the convict. Now, the petitioner had come before this Court seeking leave for her husband/convict for 30 days within a period of two months.

5. Considering the above factual aspects of the case, we are not inclined to entertain this petition. Hence, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

(J.NISHA BANU, J.) (S. SOUNTHAR, J.) 19-09-2025 vsi To

1. The Additional Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

2. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, O/o Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Vellore Range, Vellore District.

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Cuddalore Central Prison, Cuddalore District.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

J. NISHA BANU, J.

and S. SOUNTHAR, J.

vsi W.P.(Crl.)No.471 of 2025 19-09-2025