Tamil NaduTuesday, 21 July 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Madras High Court seeks Tamil Nadu prison department reply in alleged assault on life convict at Salem Central Prison
The Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu prison administration to respond in a case alleging assault on a life convict at Salem Central Prison.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In July 2026, a Madras High Court bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and Sundar Mohan ordered the Tamil Nadu prison administration to file a reply in the alleged assault case involving life convict Gopi, who has been in Salem Central Prison for 32 years.
Key specifics
- The petitioner said Gopi was convicted in a murder case and sentenced to death by a Chennai Additional Sessions Court in 1994.
- The death sentence was later confirmed by the High Court and the Supreme Court.
- Gopi has been in Salem Central Prison for 32 years after a mercy petition led to his life sentence status.
- The court asked for the prison administration’s response and Gopi’s medical report.
- The next hearing was posted to July 23.
Exam lens
Question type: Judiciary and prison administration. Key facts: Madras High Court, Justices Anita Sumanth and Sundar Mohan, 1994, 32 years, July 23. TNPSC one-liner: Which court directed the prison department to respond in the Salem prison assault allegation?