Kannan v. State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.06.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN W.P.Crl.(MD).No.2684 of 2026 Kannan .......

Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison Campus, New Jail Road, Madurai-625 016.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai.

5.The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by the Inspector of Police, Naalitanpudhur Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

Crime No.54 of 2014 ...... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to provide the benefits under Section 4 of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 in connection with the punishment imposed against the petitioner in C.A.(MD).No.526 of 2022 dated 20.02.2026 on the file of this Court in Crime No.54 of 2014 on the file of the fifth respondent Police.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Venkatesan For Respondents : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Counsel for State of Tamil Nadu, (Criminal Side)

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.] When this Court was not inclined to entertain this writ petition, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner sought for the permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition, in order to enable the petitioner to surrender and undergo the sentence and thereafter grant liberty to file a fresh writ petition.

2. In view of the above, this writ petition (Criminal) stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty [N.A.V., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.] 01.06.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No TSG Copy to 1.The Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison Campus, New Jail Road, Madurai-625 016.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai.

5.The Inspector of Police, Naalitanpudhur Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

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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