The Madras High Court permitted a convict, undergoing 20 years of imprisonment for an economic offence, to argue a case before it through video conference from the Puzhal central prison in Chennai by wearing regular civilian dress and not the clothing meant for convicted prisoners.
“The appellant, who is appearing party-in-person, will be permitted to appear through video conference on April 3, 2024 in regular shirt and full pants,” a Division Bench of Justices R. Subramanian and R. Sakthivel ordered following a complaint made by him.
The convict, R. Subramanian, founder of the once most popular retail chain Subhiksha, complained to the court that the prison authorities were not allowing him to wear civil dress during virtual court hearings since he continues to remain within the prison premises.
