Raj @ Ramana v. The State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.M.P.No.10080 of 2025 in Crl.A.No.594 of 2024 Raj @ Ramana

...Petitioner

Vs.

State Rep By the Inspector of Police Ariyankuppam Police Station, Puducherry (Crime No.178/2018) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed under Section 389(1) of Cr.P.C., to suspend the sentence and bail imposed in Special SC.No.42 of 2023 on the file of the learned Fast Track Court Exclusively to deal with Offences under the POCSO Act at Puducherry, against the petitioner/appellant/accused pending disposal of the above criminal appeal No.594 of 2024 on the file of this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.Ilayaraja Kandasamy For Respondent : Mr.A.Alexander, Government Advocate(crl.side)(Pondy) 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed praying to suspend the sentence and bail imposed in Special SC.No.42 of 2023 on the file of the learned Fast Track Court Exclusively to deal with Offences under the POCSO Act at Puducherry, against the petitioner/appellant/accused pending disposal of the above criminal appeal No.594 of 2024 on the file of this Court.

2.

The petitioner, who is the accused in Special SC.No.42 of 2023, was convicted and sentenced by the learned Fast Track Court Exclusively to deal with Offences under the POCSO Act at Puducherry, vide judgment dated 12.01.2024, as follows:

Rank of the accused Conviction under Section Sentence awarded Sole accused Section 363 of IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for two months Section 343 of IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 years and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for two 2/4

Rank of the accused Conviction under Section Sentence awarded months Section 6 of POCSO Act to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months 3.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate(crl.side)(Pondy) 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 minor victim girl.

5.

In the result, this petition is dismissed.

06.06.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok 3/4

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

lok To 1.The learned Fast Track Court Exclusively to deal with Offences under the POCSO Act at Puducherry 2.Inspector of Police Ariyankuppam Police Station, Puducherry 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

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