TP Chandrasekharan Murder | Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand In Convict's Mother's Plea To Transfer Him From Thavanur Jail To Kannur

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 11) sought the State's stand while considering a plea to transfer N.P. Sunil Kumar @ Kodi Suni, undergoing life imprisonment for the T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case, from Central Prison & Correctional Home, Thavanur (Malappuram) to Central Prison & Correctional Home, Kannur.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering a petition filed by Suni's mother, who has stated that she has not seen her son for over 13 years. The trial court had convicted him in 2014 and 10 years later, the High Court had upheld the conviction.In her plea, she has stated that she is unable to meet her son due to her advanced age and serious infirmities, including arthritis, asthma, etc. She further stated that she cannot travel the long distance from her residence in Kannur to Thavanur to see him. Even though Suni was granted parole on two occasions in 2024 and 2025, it was under restrictive conditions, preventing him from entering Kannur and Kozhikode districts. Thus, she had not been able to meet him.From November 2023, Suni had been detained at Thavanur. Earlier this year, Suni was temporarily transferred to Kannur prison on remand custody in connection with the trial of another case. While there, he was granted parole for 15 days but before the period granted was over, he was arrested and remanded back to prison on the ground that he had violated a parole condition. Apparently, he was staying at a different address than originally declared. According to the petitioner, he had informed about the police station concerned regarding the address change, and he did not go to Kannur or Kozhikode as mandated under the parole order. Thereafter, he was again transferred to Thavnur prison by an order citing that he had violated parole conditions. Though she preferred a representation before the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services to transfer him to Kannur, the same was rejected stating that the last transfer was due to disciplinary action against the convict.“The Petitioner prays for the immediate transfer of her son from Central Prison & Correctional Services, Tavanur to the Central Prison & Correctional Services, Kannur — nearer to her residence, so that she may be permitted to meet him in person and maintain familial access, as contemplated under both humanitarian and rehabilitative regimes of the prison statutes,” states the plea.Considering the plea, the Court directed the government pleader to take instructions in the matter and posted it on November 18 (Tuesday).Case No: WP(Crl.) No. 1526 of 2025Case Title: Pushpa N.P. v. State of Kerala and Ors.Counsel for the petitioner: Vimal Vijay, Rebin Vincent Gralan

TP Chandrasekharan Murder | Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand In Convict's Mother's Plea To Transfer Him From Thavanur Jail To Kannur

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