Venkataswami, J.

This petition, under Art.226 of the Constitution of India, is for the issue of a writ of habeas corpus, directing the respondent to produce the petitioner before this Court.

.2. Brief facts leading to the filing of this petition are as follows:

.The respondent had filed a case against the petitioner and nine others, for offences under Secs.302 (6 counts), 120-B, 201 and 147 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, of which, after trial, three accused were awarded death sentence and five accused were given life imprisonment. This Court confirmed the death sentence, and also confirmed the sentence of life imprisonment in respect of three accused and acquitted two accused. The case against the petitioner and another person by name Selvaraj was split up from others and a new sessions case number, namely, S.C.No.187 of 1990, was given, and the same is pending on the file of the District and Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu. In addition to that, a case against the petitioner for escape from Central Prison, Madras, is pending before the XIVth Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Madras. The petitioner appeared before the learned District and sessions Judge on 212. 1992