Packiyalakshmi v. The Home Secretary
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.08.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA Packiyalakshmi ... Petitioner -Vs1.The Home Secretary, Home Department (Prison), Secretariate, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Madurai Range, Madurai-625 001.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai-627007.
4.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District.
... 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 No.649/Utha.2/2025, dated 23.06.2025 passed by the second respondent quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to grant 15 days leave by accepting the surety furnishing before the third respondent for the petitioner's brother Sankara Narayanan, S/o.Krishnasamy (LCT No.2375), PID No.16977, aged 61 years, confined at Central Prison, Palayamkottai. For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.Basil For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA,J.) When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.
2.In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition Criminal stands dismissed as withdrawn. [A.D.J.C., J.] & [R.P., J.] 26.08.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No vsg To 1.The Home Secretary, Home Department (Prison), Secretariate, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Madurai Range, Madurai-625 001.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai-627007.
4.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District.
5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.
AND R.POORNIMA , J.
vsg W.P.Crl(MD)No.1053 of 2025 26.08.2025