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Madras High CourtWP Crl.(MD)/505/2025withdrawn dismissed

M. Praveen Kumar v. State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2026-01-05Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan,Honourable Ms.Justice R. Poornima4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. POORNIMA and W.M.P.Crl.(MD)No.141 of 2025 M.Praveen Kumar ... Petitioner -vs1.State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home (Prison IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director General of Police/ Director General of Prison and Correctional Service, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai-625 016.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records

relating to the impugned order dated 04.11.2024 passed by the first respondent in G.O(D)No.1295 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to release the petitioner's paternal uncle namely Kalimuthu, S/o.Ramuthevar (LCP No.4602) forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Mayil Vahana Rajendran For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J.) The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation seeking premature release as per the new Rules. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

[G.K.I., J.] [R.P., J.] 05.01.2026 am NCC :Yes/No Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No

To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home (Prison IV) Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director General of Police/ Director General of Prison and Correctional Service, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai-625 016.

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

G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J.

AND R. POORNIMA,J.

am 05.01.2026