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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 21144
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.VELMURUGAN, M.JOTHIRAMAN, JJ
Indirakumari – Appellant
Versus
The Director General of Prison – Respondent
W.P.(Crl).No.400 of 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.P.Muthamizh Selvakumar
For the Respondents: Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, APP, assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John
The Court affirms that medical assistance for under-trial prisoners must be arranged as per representations, ensuring constitutional rights are upheld.
Headnote:The judgment addresses a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking medical treatment for an under-trial prisoner. The petitioner claims necessary arrangements were to be made following a representation. The Court found that arrangements had been made, thus dismissing the petition. The court frames the issue as whether the medical assistance has been arranged, ruling that it has, leading to the dismissal of the petition.
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| 1. seeking medical treatment for a prisoner. (Para 1) |
| 2. arrangement of medical treatment confirmed. (Para 2) |
| 3. writ petition dismissed. (Para 3) |
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN W.P.(Crl).No.400 of 2026 Indirakumari .. Petitioner Vs.
1. The Director General of Prison, O/o.Director General of Prison, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai District.
2. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Puzhal-II, Chennai District.
3. The Inspector of Police, S-8, Adambakkam Police Station, Chennai District. .. Respondents Writ Petition (Criminal) filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to issue Writ of Mandamus, seeking directions to the respondents to arrange the medical treatment at Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai, for petitioner’s husband namely Kutty @ Kuralarasan S/o.Iraniyan, presently confined at Central Prison-Puzhal-
II, Chennai, in pursuance to the petitioner’s representation dated 07.02.2026.
For Petitioner : Mr.P.Muthamizh Selvakumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, APP, assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John *****
ORDER
(The Order of the Court was made by P.Velmurugan, J)
This petition has been filed by the petitioner, seeking directions to the respondents, to arrange medical treatment at Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai, for petitioner’s husband namely Kutty @ Kuralarasan S/o.Iraniyan, presently confined at Central Prison-Puzhal-II, Chennai, in pursuance to the petitioner’s representation dated
07.02.2026.
2 According to learned Additional Public Prosecutor, the petitioner’s husband namely Kutty @ Kuralarasan is an under trial prisoner and considering the petitioner’s representation dated 07.02.2026, already the respondents made necessary arrangements to extend medical assistance to the petitioner’s husband and he would be taken to Government Stanley Hospital, Chennai, tomorrow.
3 In view of the above submissions made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, this Writ Petition is dismissed.
