The court delineates procedural adherence for convict leave petitions, emphasizing that prior orders inform ongoing legal rights.

O R D E R Dated this the 16thday of February 2026 The petitioner is a life convict undergoing imprisonment at the Central Prison and Correctional Centre, Kannur, for committing an offence under Section 302 of theIndian Penal Code.

2.The petitioner has in the Criminal Miscellaneous Case stated that, he is pursuing the LL.B course in the KMCT Law College, Kuttipuaram. He has to attend the college for internals in person on 19^th, 24^th and 26^th of this month. Therefore, the 1^st respondent may be directed to grant leave to the petitioner for ten days from 18.02.2026 to 28.02.2026, to enable him to appear for the examinations.

3. The learned Public Prosecutor opposes the Crl.M.C. He submits that the petitioner’s proper remedy is to file a writ petition and not a Criminal Miscellaneous Case because no proceedings is pending in any court.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner refutes the submission and hands over copies of the orders passed by this Court on the earlier occasions in respect to the same matter.

5. I have perused the orders and the judgments passed in identical circumstances, in favour of the petitioner.

6. Taking into consideration the earlier orders passed by this Court in similar situations, I am not inclined to entertain the Crl. M.C.

7. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be permitted to file an application to convert the Crl.M.C into a W.P(Crl).

In the light of the above submission, this Crl.M.C is dismissed, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to workout his remedies in accordance with law.

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