Safana Banu v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep By Its,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.04.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN W.P.Crl.(MD).No.2100 of 2026 Safana Banu ......

Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its The Secretary to Government, Home (Prison) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director General of Police/Director of Prisons and Correctional Services, C.M.D.A. Towers-II, No.1 Gandhi Irvin Road, Elumbur, Chennai-8.

3.The Deputy Inspector of Prison, Madurai Central Prison Campus, Madurai Range, Madurai.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Theni District Prison, Theni.

...... Respondents

Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to transfer the petitioner's husband by name Muhamed Sirajudeen, son of Nisamudeen, aged about 41 years, from Madurai Central Prison to Theni District Jail in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Dr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.] This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to transfer the petitioner's husband by name Muhamed Sirajudeen, son of Nisamudeen, aged about 41 years, from Madurai Central Prison to Theni District Jail.

2. Heard both sides.

3. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor produced a copy of the rejection order passed

by the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Chennai, dated 29.04.2026 and the copy also served on the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the above, no further orders can be passed in this Writ Petition. It is left open to the petitioner to challenge the said order in the manner known to law.

4. This Writ Petition is disposed of with the above liberty. No costs.

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To 1.TThe Secretary to Government, Home (Prison) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director General of Police/Director of Prisons and Correctional Services, C.M.D.A. Towers-II, No.1 Gandhi Irvin Road, Elumbur, Chennai-8.

3.The Deputy Inspector of Prison, Madurai Central Prison Campus, Madurai Range, Madurai.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Theni District Prison, Theni.

6.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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