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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. Sathish Kumar, M. Jothiraman, JJ
S.Marimuthu – Appellant
Versus
The Government of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
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| 1. writ petition filed to quash order denying leave. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioner's entitlement to additional leave is examined. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. court grants specific leave while setting aside previous order. (Para 6 , 7) |
(made by N.Sathish Kumar, J.)
2. It is the case of the petitioner that he is a Life Convict and he is undergoing life imprisonment in the Central Prison, Cuddalore; in order to renovate his house and to arrange money for his children's education, he gave representation to the third respondent on 19.06.2025 to grant thirty days ordinary leave; without considering the same, the third respondent has passed an order dated 20.06.2025 rejecting the ordinary leave sought by him, challenging which, he has preferred the present petition.
4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that the petitioner has already availed twenty one days leave from 22.01.2025 to 11.02.2025. Therefore, according to him, as per Rule 22(2)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules , 1982 (for brevity “the TNSOS Rules), a prisoner is maximum entitled to twenty eight days ordinary leave, when he served the sentence of six years. Since the petit
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