Valarmathi v. The State Of Tamilnadu,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.01.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. POORNIMA in W.P.Crl.(MD) No.2717 of 2025 Valarmathi ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise (Prison-IV) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The Director General of Prisons, O/o.Tamil Nadu Prisons Headquarters, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Trichy Range, Race Course Road, Trichy-620 023.
4.The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, Trichy-620 020.
5.The Inspector of Police, Batlagundu Police Station, Dindigul District.
6.The Intelligence Officer, Narcotics Control Bureau, Madurai Sub Zone, Madurai.
(NCB.F.No.48/1/07/2018/NCB/MDU) ... Respondents PRAYER: To extend the emergency leave granted by this Court in WP.Crl. (MD).No.2717/2025 dated 19.01.2026 for further period of 3 days to petitioner's son A.D.Arun, S/o.Ayyadurai, (PID No.76890) confined at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.
For Petitioner :
Mr.C.Karthikeyan For R1 to R5 :
Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor For R6 : Mr.Arul Vadivel Sekar Special Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.] This writ miscellaneous petition has been filed for extension of emergency leave which was granted by this Court vide order dated 19.01.2026 passed in WP.Crl.(MD).No.2717/2025 for 7 days i.e., till today, on the ground that the petitioner is suffering from knee pain and she was advised to undergo knee replacement surgery.
2. According to the petitioner, the surgery is fixed to be done on 30.01.2026.
3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 to 5 would submit that the petitioner is not even admitted into the hospital. She is sleeping in her house. She also did not inform anything to the person to examine her.
4. In view of the same, this petition for extension of emergency leave cannot be considered and the same is liable to be dismissed.
5. In the result, Writ Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to apply with medical records for emergency leave, if so advised.
[G.K.I., J.] [R.P., J.] 27.01.2026 rm To:
1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise (Prison-IV) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The Director General of Prisons, O/o.Tamil Nadu Prisons Headquarters, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Trichy Range, Race Course Road, Trichy-620 023.
4.The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, Trichy-620 020.
5.The Inspector of Police, Batlagundu Police Station, Dindigul District.
6.The Intelligence Officer, Narcotics Control Bureau, Madurai Sub Zone, Madurai.
7. The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai.
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN , J.
and R. POORNIMA , J.
rm in W.P.Crl.(MD) No.2717 of 2025 27.01.2026