Madras High CourtCRL OP/10808/2026withdrawn dismissed

R.John v. State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

2026-05-20Honourable Mr.Justice R.Sakthivel3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20-05-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL John S/o.Azhagan No.7/8, Ramasamy Thottam, Vasanthapress Road, Arunachalapuram, Adayar, Chennai - 600 020.

..Petitioner/Accused Vs State Rep. By The Inspector of Police, W-30, Neelankarai AWPS, Chennai.

Crime No.3/2024.

..Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Spl.S.C.No.98 of 2024 in Crime No.3 of 2024 pending before the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act, Chennai. For Petitioner(s):

Mr. K.Poongkundran For Respondent(s):

Mr.L.Baskaran, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner on 10.04.2026 under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Crime No.3 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition. To that effect, he has made an endorsement in the case file. The scanned reproduction of the endorsement is as follows:

3. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 20-05-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order ssa To

1. The Inspector of Police, W-30, Neelankarai AWPS, Chennai.

Crime No.3/2024.

2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

3. The Special Court for Exclusive Trail of cases under POCSO Act, Chennai.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

ssa Note:

1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order on the Official Website of this Court.

2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded on Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order, when uploaded on the official website of this Court, will be watermarked and will also have a QR code.

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