Manikandan v. The State Represented By, The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 07.04.2026
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA in Crl.A.No.298 of 2026 Manikandan
...Petitioner
Vs.
State rep. by, 1.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tirupattur District.
2.
The Sub-Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tirupattur, Tirupattur District.
(Crime No.9 of 2026) 3.
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...Respondents
Criminal miscellaneous petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, seeking to amend the offences as Section 420 of IPC, Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 69 of BNS instead of Section 420 of IPC and Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in the order dated 30.03.2026 passed by this Court in Crl.A.No.298 of 2026.
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For Petitioner : Mr.R.Parthiban For Respondents : Mr.S.Udayakumar, GA(Crl. Side), for R1 & 2 : Mr.R.Muthukumar, for R3
ORDER
Vide order dated 30.03.2026 made in Crl.A.No.298 of 2026, this Court had set aside the dismissal order dated 04.03.2026 made in Crl.M.P.No.521 of 2026 by the learned District and Sessions Judge, Tirupattur and enlarged the petitioner/appellant on bail on certain conditions. Since the offences for which the FIR in Crime No.9 of 2026 was registered against the petitioner were wrongly mentioned as 'Section 420 of IPC and Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes & the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act" instead of "Section 420 of IPC, Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Section 69 of BNS" in the memorandum of appeal, the same got reflected in the order dated 30.03.2026 also.
Hence, on the ground that the offences for which the FIR was registered was wrongly shown in the memorandum of appeal, which led to wrong mentioning of the same in the order dated 30.03.2026 and the same needs to be amended, since, the petitioner is not able to comply with the conditions imposed by this Court, this criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed.
2. Satisfied with the reasons stated in the affidavit accompanying this petition, this miscellaneous petition stands ordered.
3. Registry is directed to substitute the wrong offences found in the order dated 30.03.2026 with the aforesaid correct offences, viz., Section 420 of IPC, Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Section 69 of BNS and issue fresh order copies to the learned counsel for the parties. All the other conditions in the order dated 30.03.2026 shall remain unaltered. 07.04.2026 skt Note to office: Issue order copy on 07.04.2026. To:
1.
The District and Sessions Judge, Tirupattur.
2.
The Superintendant Sub-Jail, Tirupattur.
3.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tirupattur District.
4.
The Sub-Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tirupattur, Tirupattur District.
5.
The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.
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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.
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