Murugan v. The State Represented By Its,

THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 24.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN W.P.M.P.Crl.No.567 of 2025 IN W.P.CRL.No.1189 of 2025 Murugan S/o.Veerana, Life Convict Prisoner No.7275, Confining in Central Prison at Salem, Hasthampatty, Salem-7.

Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The State represented by its, The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chenani - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison at Salem, Hasthampatty, Salem - 7. Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s):

Mr.M.Mohamed Saifulla For Respondent(s): Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(made by N.Sathish Kumar, J.) A Division Bench of this Court, by order dated 19.11.2025 has delivered its verdict in W.P.Nos.30216 of 2024, etc. batch cases, wherein, it has been stated as follows:

"45.Registry is directed not to number any writ petition or writ miscellaneous petition seeking interim bail/leave or extension of interim bail/leave by invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution when the matter is pending consideration before the Government for premature release of the convict prisoners."

In view of the same, this W.P.M.P.Crl.No.567 of 2025 is dismissed. (N.S.K., J.) (M.J.R., J.) 24.11.2025 nsd To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chenani - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison,

Central Prison at Salem, Hasthampatty, Salem - 7. 4.The Public Prosecutor Madras High Court, Chennai - 600 104 N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

and M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

nsd

W.P.M.P.Crl.No.567 of 2025 IN W.P.CRL.No.1189 of 2025 24.11.2025