# Melrose vs The Superintendent of Prison,

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-06-19
Petitioner: Melrose
Respondent: The Superintendent of Prison,

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/2088319)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

W.P.CRl..(MD).No.3255 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN W.P.Crl.(MD) No.3255 of 2026 and W.M.P.Crl.(MD) No.798 of 2026 Melrose ...... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District. 2.The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Nithiravilai Police Station, Kanniyakumari District. ...... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records in connection with impugned order No.ThaKu.2/2026 dated 25.03.2026 passed by the 1st respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the 1st respondent to grant 6 days emergency leave with single escort to the petitioner's husband namely Joklin, S/o.Berkmans, Convict Prisoner (PID No.462497) now confined under Central Prison, Palayamkottai, in light of ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 06/07/2026 10:58:06 am ) W.P.CRl..(MD).No.3255 of 2026 the petitioner's various health ailments based on the petitioner's repre

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