The Court was hearing a petition filed by the prisoner’s father seeking compensation for his son’s illegal incarceration and for implementing corrective measures to prevent such lapses in the future.
Chokkar and another man, one Mayilraj, were arrested in a murder case in 2012 and charged under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). That same year, both men were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court.
In 2017, Mayilraj challenged his conviction and sentence before the Madras High Court, which acquitted him on October 31, 2019.
At the time, the High Court realised that Chokkar, though convicted in the same case as Mayilraj, had not filed any appeal and was still languishing in prison. The Court then held that Chokkar was entitled to the same relief as his co-accused in the case, and ordered for his release. It specifically directed the authorities at the Central Prison, Madurai, where Chokkar was lodged, to release him from custody.
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