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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN, R. POORNIMA, JJ
Murugan – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu represented by, The Principal Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. rejection of premature release request. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. parameters for recommending premature release. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. final court decision to dismiss the petition. (Para 7) |
(Order of the Court was made by G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.)
This Writ Petition is directed as against the order passed by the first respondent in G.O.(D).No.122 Home (Prison-IV) Department, dated 02.02.2026, thereby rejecting the request made by the petitioner seeking premature release.
2.The petitioner is a life convict in S.C.No.61 of 2006 for the offence punishable under Section 302 of I.P.C, by Judgment dated 08.08.2008 on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Court, Ramanathapuram. The conviction was confirmed by this Court in Crl.A.(MD)No.388 of 2008 by Judgment dated 06.03.2012.
Therefore, the petitioner has been undergoing imprisonment for more than 18 years.
3.While being so, the petitioner’s father submitted a representation seeking the petitioner’s premature release. However, the same was rejected by order dated 23.12.2024 on the file of the first respondent on the ground that a F.I.R in Crime No. 262 of 2014 was pending. Subsequently, the said F.I.R was quashed by this Cour
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