Murugan @ Acid Murugan v. The State Rep By The Insepctor Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN in Crl.A.No.561 of 2025 Murugan @ Acid Murugan

...Petitioner

Vs.

The State Rep By The Inspector of Police Tirupur (South) Police Station, Tirupur Tk, Tirupur District.

Crime No. 679/2016 ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed under Section 389(1) of Cr.P.C., to suspend the sentence imposed on the petitioner appellant in judgement made in S.C.No.21 of 2017 before in the Court of I Additional Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge, Inprecence of Additional Incharge Mahila Court, Fast Track Mahila Court, Tirppur, Tiruppur District dated 13.06.2024 pending disposal of this Appeal.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Venkatesan For Respondent : Mr.S.Raja Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed by the petitioner, seeking suspension of sentence imposed by the learned I Additional Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge, Inprecence of Additional Incharge Mahila Court, Fast Track Mahila Court, Tirppur, Tiruppur District, in Spl.S.C.No.21 of 2017 dated 13.06.2024, and enlarge the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the above appeal.

2.

The petitioner, who is an accused in Spl.S.C.No.21 of 2017, was convicted and sentenced by the I Additional Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge, Inprecence of Additional Incharge Mahila Court, Fast Track Mahila Court, Tirppur, Tiruppur District, vide judgment dated 13.06.2024, as follows:

Rank of the accused Conviction under Section Sentence awarded Sole accused 5(l) read with 6 of POCSO Act, 2012 to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-.

Rank of the accused Conviction under Section Sentence awarded 5(m) read with 6 of POCSO Act, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-.

365 of IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years and to pay fine of Rs.5,000/-.

342 of IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one years.

33(8) of POCSO Act To pay compensation of Rs.2,50,000/- to the victim girl.

3.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent. 4.

This Court finds no reasons to suspend the sentence since the Trial Court has gone through the evidence in its entirety and also finds that the petitioner had committed very serious and heinous offence as against the victim girl who is aged about 12 years at the time of occurrence. 5.

In the result, the petition for suspension of sentence is

dismissed.

09.06.2025 (2/2) Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order Lpp To 1.The I Additional Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge, Inprecence of Additional Incharge Mahila Court, Fast Track Mahila Court, Tirppur, Tiruppur District.

2.The Inspector of Police Tirupur (South) Police Station, Tirupur Tk, Tirupur District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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