Madras High CourtWP Crl.(MD)/658/2025disposed of

Ponnudurai v. The Principal Secretary To Government

2026-01-05Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan,Honourable Ms.Justice R. Poornima5 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.186 of 2025 Ponnudurai ... Petitioner -vs1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, O/o.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Home (Prison IV) Department, Secretariat, St. George fort, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, O/o.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison and Correctional Services, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison Campus, New Jail Road, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Jail, Palayamkottai,

4.The District Collector, O/o.The District Collector, ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in G.O(D)No.738, dated 12.06.2025 passed by the Respondent No.1 and quash the same as illegal and subsequently direct the Respondent No.1 to release the petitioner's brother namely Sundharavel, S/o.Arjunan (LCP No.8746 & PIC No. 119068) prematurely.

For Petitioner : Mr.SMA.Jinnah For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J.) Though this writ petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the first respondent, dated 12.06.2025, thereby, rejecting the request made by the petitioner seeking premature release of his brother, the learned counsel for the petitioner restricted his prayer that after the order impugned in this writ petition, the petitioner submitted

another representation seeking premature release by citing the subsequent cases that ended in acquittal and the same may be considered by the first respondent.

2. Considering the above submission, the first respondent is directed to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner, dated 08.01.2025 and dispose of the same, within a period of 16 (sixteen) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

3. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. 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 Principal Secretary to the Government, Home (Prison IV) Department, Secretariat, St. George fort, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, O/o.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison and Correctional Services, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison Campus, New Jail Road, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Jail, Palayamkottai, 4.The District Collector, 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN,J.

AND R. POORNIMA,J.

am 05.01.2026