Magindren v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.02.2026 CO R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Crl.M.P.Nos.2934 and 2957 of 2024 and 2959 and 5534 of 2025 Magindren S/o.Pattaiyan ... Petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.2934 of 2024 Senthilkumar S/o.Shanmugasundaram ... Petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.2957 of 2024 Tamilselvi @ Sudha D/o.Manoharan ... Petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.2959 of 2025 N.Sathya W/o.(Late) Nagalingam ... Petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.5534 of 2025 -vs1/5

State Rep.by Inspector of Police, Anti Trafikking Cell, Crime Branch CID, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008, Crime No.1/2016.

... Respondent [ in all Crl.M.Ps ] Common Prayer : Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions filed under Section 430(1) BNSS/389(1) Cr.P.C., to suspend the sentence imposed by the Court of Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai in Sessions Case No.200 of 2016, dated 28.02.2023 and enlarge the petitioners on bail pending disposal of the above Criminal Appeal.

For Petitioners : Mr.J.William Shakesphere [ Crl.M.P.Nos.2934 and 2957 of 2024 ] Mr.A.Balamurugan [ Crl.M.P.No.2959 of 2025 ] Mr.S.Mohamed Ansar [ Crl.M.P.No.5534 of 2025 ] For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor [ in all Crl.M.Ps ] 2/5

C O M M ON O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by P.VELMURUGAN J.,) These Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions have been filed seeking suspension of sentence imposed on the petitioners/A8, A7, A4 and A3 by the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai in Sessions Case No.200 of 2016, dated 28.02.2023 and to enlarge them on bail.

2. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

3. Since the typed set of papers in the main Criminal Appeals has been made ready and this Court is inclined to take up the main Criminal Appeals for final disposal, the present Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions seeking suspension of sentence are closed.

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4. List the main appeals for hearing in the usual course. [P.V.,J.] [M.J.R.,J.] 26.02.2026 ms To

1. The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai.

2. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal-I, Chennai.

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Women Special Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

5. The Inspector of Police, Anti Trafikking Cell, Crime Branch CID, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

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P.VELMURUGAN, J., AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J., ms Crl.M.P.No.2934 and 2957 of 2024 and 2959 and 5534 of 2025 26.02.2026 5/5