Prem @ Premkumar v. State Rep.By, The Station House Officer,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.03.2026

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA in Crl.A.No.1150 of 2024 Prem @ Premkumar

...Petitioner

Vs.

State rep. by, The Station House Officer, Mudaliarpet Police Station, Puducherry.

Crime No.185 of 2021.

...Respondent

Criminal miscellaneous petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, seeking to relax the condition imposed on the petitioner in Para No.3 that "Considering the submission made by the learned Government Advocate that the petitioner is complying with the conditions regularly, the order dated 27.11.2024 made in Crl.M.P.No.12843 of 2024 in Crl.A.No.1150 of 2024 is modified to the effect that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court once in a month on the first working day at 10.30 am until further orders and the condition to appear before the respondent police is totally relaxed and the petitioner shall appear before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation. All other conditions remain unaltered" in order granted to the petitioner on 30.01.2025 in Crl.M.P.No.1392 of 2025 in Crl.M.P.No.12843 of 2024 in Crl.A.No.1150 1/4

of 2024 in S.C.No.58 of 2022 on the file of the Court of the III Additional Sessions Judge at Puducherry in Crime No.185 of 2021. For Petitioner : Mr.Thamarai Selvan For Respondent : Mr.M.V.Ramachandra Murthy, Public Prosecutor (Puducherry)

ORDER

Vide order dated 30.01.2025 made in Crl.M.P.No.1392 of 2025 in Crl.M.P.No.12843 of 2024 in Crl.A.No.1150 of 2024, this Court had modified the condition imposed by this Court in Para No.10(iv) of the order dated 27.11.2024 made in Crl.M.P.No.12843 of 2024 in Crl.A.No.1150 of 2024 while granting bail to the petitioner. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking further modification of the condition imposed in Para No.3 of the said order dated 30.01.2025, pertaining to the appearance of the petitioner before the Trial Court.

2. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials on record.

3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, this Court is of the considered view that the prayer as sought by the petitioner could be acceded to.

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4. Accordingly, this criminal miscellaneous petition stands ordered and the condition insofar as appearance as imposed by this Court in Para No.10(iv) of the order dated 27.11.2024 made in Crl.M.P.No.12843 of 2024 in Crl.A.No.1150 of 2024, which was subsequently modified, vide order dated 30.01.2025 made in Crl.M.P.No.1392 of 2025 in Crl.A.No.1150 of 2024 alone stands modified to the effect that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court on the first working day of every third month of the English calendar, commencing from April 2026 at 10.30 am., until further orders. All other conditions remain unaltered. 04.03.2026 skt To:

1.

The III Additional Sessions Judge, Puducherry.

2.

The Station House Officer, Mudaliarpet Police Station, Puducherry.

3.

The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

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