Madras High CourtCRL A/602/2009dismissed as infructuous

Anandhan v. State Rep By

2016-07-20Honourable Mr Justice R.Subbiah3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.07.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH Criminal Appeal No.602 of 2009 Anandhan @ Allimuthu ... Appellant/Single Accused vs.

State, by The Inspector of Police, Veeraganoor Circle, Malliyakarai Police Station, Salem District.

... Respondent /Complainant Criminal appeal has been filed as against the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Salem, made in S.C.No.59 of 2005 dated 31.7.2009.

For Appellant :

Mr.B.Vasudevan For Respondent :

Mr.P.Govindarajan, Addl. Public Prosecutor.

JUDGMENT

The accused in S.C.No.59 of 2005 on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Salem, is the appellant herein. By the judgment dated 31.7.2009, the appellant was convicted for the offence under Section 394 read with 397 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo seven years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default, to undergo three months rigorous imprisonment and was convicted for the offence under Section 354 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment. Aggrieved over the said conviction and sentence, the appellant has come up with the present appeal.

2. Today, when the matter was taken up for consideration, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent submitted that the appellant had already undergone the entire period of sentence imposed on him and he was released

from prison. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has also produced a letter dated 18.7.2016 sent by the Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Kovai, to that effect.

3. In view of the same, I am of the opinion, nothing survives in this appeal for adjudication and the appeal has become infructuous. Hence, the criminal appeal is dismissed as infructuous.

-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar sbi To 1.The Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Salem 2.The Inspector of Police, Veeraganoor Circle, Malliyakarai Police Station, Salem District.

3.The Superintendent Central Prison Coimbatore 4.The Judicial Magistrate NO.II Attur 5.-do- Through The Chief Judicial Magistrate Salem 6.The District & Sessions Judge,Salem 7.The District Collector, Salem 8.The Superintendent of Police Salem 9.The Director General of Police Mylapore Chennai-4

10.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.A.No.602 of 2009 aa01/09/2016