No bar for granting leave to convicts pending appeals against their conviction, orders five-judge Larger Bench of Madras High Court (opens original article in a new tab)

The Madras High Court ordered prison authorities to process leave applications for convicts with pending appeals, following specific rules and guidelines, while awaiting further Supreme Court decisions.

• The Madras High Court's Larger Bench ordered prison authorities to process leave applications for convicts with pending appeals according to 1982 rules and 2025 guidelines
• The court directed the Home Secretary to issue instructions to prison authorities and awaited Supreme Court orders on a connected case
• The court kept in abeyance a previous order that prevented numbering petitions for leave for convicts with pending appeals