R.Rani v. The Home Secretary,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated: 01.12.2025 Coram:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN and W.P.M.P.(Crl).No.692 of 2025 --- R.Rani, W/o Raja .. Petitioner Vs.
1. The Home Secretary, Home Department (Prison), Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Vellore Range, Vellore.
3. The Superintendent of Prison, 1 / 7
Central Prison, Cuddalore.
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Respondents Writ Petition (Criminal) filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorariafied Mandamus to call for the records relating to the proceedings in No.RO-VLR/662/2025-CAMP(A), dated 08.09.2025 by the second respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the second respondent to grant 28 days ordinary leave without escort to the petitioner's son Ashokumar, S/o Raja (PID.No.181701), who is presently confined in Cuddalore Central Prison.
For petitioner : M/s.P.M.Basil For respondents: Mr.R.Muniyappa Raj, Addl.P.P. assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John
ORDER
(The Order of the Court was made by P.Velmurugan,J) This Writ Petition (Criminal) is filed praying to call for the records relating to the proceedings in No.RO-VLR/662/2025-CAMP(A), dated 08.09.2025 by the second respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the second 2 / 7
respondent to grant 28 days ordinary leave without escort to the petitioner's son Ashokumar, S/o Raja (PID.No.181701), who is presently confined in Cuddalore Central Prison.
2. The petitioner now wants to quash the conditions imposed by the second respondent by the impugned order. However, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submitted that since the convict belongs to the same place where the victims are there, there is life threat to them and there is every possibility of committing the offence if the leave is granted without escort. The Probation Officer has given a report and therefore, the second respondent, though granted ordinary leave for 28 days, however, with certain conditions, and considering the fact that the petitioner has been convicted for the offences under Sections 120-B, 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC and 449 IPC, both the accused and the victim are from same place and if leave is granted without escort, there is every possibility of committing the 3 / 7
offence again. Therefore, this Court does not find any reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the second respondent.
3. Hence, this Writ Petition (Criminal) is dismissed. However, if the detenu wants to enjoy the leave, the detenu has to abide by the conditions imposed by the second respondent in the impugned order dated 08.09.2025. Consequently, the miscellaneous petition is closed. (P.V.,J) (M.J.R.,J) 01.12.2025 cs To
1. The Home Secretary, Home Department (Prison), Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, 4 / 7
Vellore Range, Vellore.
3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Cuddalore.
4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 5 / 7
P.VELMURUGAN, J and M.JOTHIRAMAN, J cs 6 / 7
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