S.Sudhakar v. The State Rep By

Crl.M.P.No.9944 of 2023 Crl.M.P.No.9944 of 2023 in Crl.A.SR.No.27585 of 2023 M.SUNDAR, J., and R.SAKTHIVEL, J., [Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR. J] Captioned 'Criminal Miscellaneous Petition' [hereinafter 'Crl MP' for the sake of convenience and clarity] has been filed with 'condonation of delay' ['COD'] prayer. To be noted, COD is qua 130 days in filing Criminal Appeal being Crl.A.SR.No.27585 of 2023 as against the sentence handed down by learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thiruvarur in Sessions Case No.12 of 2021 on 28.11.2022.

2. Mr.K.M.Subrahmaniam, learned counsel on record for petitioner is before us.

3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of the matter, we accept the reason for delay i.e., that the counsel on record for petitioner / appellant has suffered heart ailment, undergone treatment for a prolonged period and was bedridden.

M.SUNDAR, J., https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Page Nos.1/2

Crl.M.P.No.9944 of 2023 and R.SAKTHIVEL, J., mk

4. Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor accepts notice for the respondent and submits that no other appeal has been preferred by the petitioner.

5. Sequitur of the narrative thus far is, delay is condoned and Crl.MP is ordered as prayed for.

[M.S., J] [R.S.V., J] 17.07.2023 mk Crl.M.P.No.9944 of 2023 in Crl.A.SR.No.27585 of 2023 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Page Nos.2/2