Karthikeyan @ Karthik v. State By Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.12.2025 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Crl.A.Nos.283 of 2020 and 348 of 2020 and Crl.A.Nos.297 and 226 of 2020 Karthikeyan @ Karthik S/o.Senthur Pandian ... Petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.8432 of 2025 Alex @ Alex Pandian S/o.(late) Dhanush Kodi ... Petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.17358 of 2024 Vs.

State by The Inspector of Police, B-1 Town Central Police Station, Udhagamandalam, Crime No.623 of 2011.

... Respondent in Crl.M.P.No.8432 of 2025 The Inspector of Police, Town Central Police Station, Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris District, Crime No.656 of 2009 ... Respondent in Crl.M.P.No.17358 of 2024 1 / 5

Prayer: These Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions filed under Section 430(1) of BNSS, to suspend the judgement of conviction and sentence dated 02.03.2020 in S.C.No.242 of 2010 on the file of the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore District and enlarge the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the Criminal Appeal Nos.283 of 2020 and 348 of 2020.

For Petitioners : Ms.S.A.Kanmani in Crl.M.P.No.8432 of 2025 Mr.R.Sankarasubbu in Crl.M.P.No.17358 of 2024 For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Ms.M.Arifa Thasneem in both Crl.M.Ps ******* C O M M O N O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by P.VELMURUGAN, J.) These Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions have been filed seeking suspension of sentence imposed on the petitioners in S.C.No.242 of 2010 by the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore District on 02.03.2020. 2 / 5

2. The above appeals are pending from the year 2020 and the learned counsel for the petitioners have not pressed these miscellaneous petitions. However, now typed set of papers are being made ready and this Court is inclined to take up the main appeals itself for hearing and hence these miscellaneous petitions seeking suspension of sentence are closed.

3. List the appeals for hearing on 29.01.2026. It is made clear that no further time will be given on the next date of hearing. [PVJ] [MJRJ] 17.12.2025 ms 3 / 5

To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore District.

2. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore.

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Madurai.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

5. The Inspector of Police, B-1 Town Central Police Station, Udhagamandalam.

6. The Inspector of Police, Town Central Police Station, Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris District.

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P.VELMURUGAN. J.

and M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

ms Crl.M.P.No.8432 of 2025 and 17358 of 2024 in Crl.A.No.403 of 2020 17.12.2025 5 / 5