Saravanan v. State By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :20.01.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED Crl.R.C.No.599 of 2022 & Crl.M.P.No.6304 of 2022 Mr. Saravanan ... Revision Petitioner /vs/ State, represented by Inspector of Police, Arani Police station, Thiruvallur District ... Respondent Prayer : Criminal Revision Case filed under sections 397 and 401 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records and set aside the order passed by the learned IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Ponneri, Thiruvallur District in Crl.A.No.20 of 2020, dated 01.03.2022, confirming the sentence imposed by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Ponneri, dated 24.02.2020 in C.C.No.263 of 2014 and acquit the petitioner. For Revision Petitioner ... Mr. N. Iyyakannu For Respondent ... Mr.A.Gopinath, Govt. Advocate (crl.side) 1/4

ORDER

Heard Mr. Iyyakannu, learned counsel appearing for the Revision Petitioner and Mr.A.Gopinath, learned Govt. Advocate (crl.side) appearing for the respondent.

2. Learned counsel for the Revision Petitioner submitted that the sole Revision Petitioner Mr.Saravanan died during the pendency of this Criminal Revision. Thus, he prayed that this Criminal Revision may be dismissed as abated.

3. Mr.A.Gopinath, learned Govt. Advocate (crl.side) has also confirmed this fact on the instructions received from the concerned Police Station. He has also produced the death certificate dated 03.05.2024, in which, it has been clearly mentioned that the sole Revision Petitioner namely, Saravanan, Son of Duraisamy died on 21.02.2024. Thus, it was submitted by the learned Govt. Advocate (crl.side) that the present Criminal Revision may be abated.

4. The original death certificate is taken on record. 5.Accordingly, in view of the submissions made by the learned 2/4

counsel for the Revision Petitioner as well as the learned Government Advocate (crl.side), who produced the death certificate, which is taken on record, this present Criminal Revision Case is dismissed as abated. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. The file is consigned to record. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 20.01.2025 msr Index: yes/no Internet:yes/no To

1. The IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Ponneri, Thiruvallur District.

2. The learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Ponneri,

3. The Inspector of Police, Arani Police station, Thiruvallur District

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras SHAMIM AHMED, J.

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