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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 29698
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. Anand Venkatesh, K.K. Ramakrishnan, JJ
Shanmugapriya – Appellant
Versus
The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Trichy Range – Respondent
W.P.Crl.(MD).No.1898 of 2026
For Petitioner: Mr.K.A.S.Prabhu
For Respondents: Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor
Court modified police escort condition for life convict's ordinary leave to daily police reporting.
Headnote:The petition challenges an order under prison rules granting 21 days ordinary leave to a life convict with a police escort condition. Essential facts include the wife's representation for leave, granted by prison authorities with escort requirement. The court modified the condition considering case circumstances. Key issue: Legality of imposing police escort on ordinary leave for life convict. Ratio: Court inclined to modify escort to daily reporting at police station, allowing family sureties before prison superintendent. Writ petition disposed by modifying leave conditions, retaining other original terms.
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| 1. challenges police escort condition on granted ordinary leave. (Para 1) |
| 2. court modifies escort to daily police reporting. (Para 2 , 3) |
[Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.]
This writ petition has been filed challenging the proceedings of the first respondent made in No.RO.TRY/109/2026-CA dated 04.03.2026, wherein, the first respondent while granting ordinary leave for 21 days to the detenu, has imposed a condition that the detenu will be accompanied by an Police escort.
2. Heard the learned counsel on either side.
3. The detenu is a life convict and a representation was made by the petitioner, who is the wife, seeking for ordinary leave. The same was considered by the first respondent and the first respondent while granting 21 days ordinary leave, imposed a condition that the detenu will be accompanied by an police escort. This condition has been put to challenge in the present writ petition.
3. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the reasons assigned seeking for ordinary leave, this Court is inclined to modify the condition to the effect that the detenu shall report before the fourth respondent every day at 06.00 p.m., during the entire ordinary leave period. Apart from that condition, the detenu is permitted to execute the sureties before the Superintendent of Prison, Trichy, instead of executing the sureties before the Tahsildar and two sureties shall be the family members of the detenu. The other conditions imposed by the first respondent shall stand as it is.
