Karuppasamy v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Tuesday, the Seventeenth day of March Two Thousand Twenty PRESENT The Hon`ble Mrs.Justice T.KRISHNAVALLI IN CRL A(MD) No.142 of 2020 KARUPPASAMY ... PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED Vs STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, OTTANCHATIRAM SUB DIVISION, AMBILIKAI POLICE STATION, DINDIGUL DISTRICT.
CRIME NO.83/2016 ... RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the petition filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to suspend the sentence imposed on the petitioner/appellant/accused in Spl.S.C.No.30/2019 dated 07/02/2020 by the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities Act) cases, Dindigul and enlarge him on bail till the disposal of the appeal and thus render justice. Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of MR.R.VENKATESWARAN, Advocate for the petitioner and of MR.V.
NEELAKANDAN, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent, the court made the following order:- The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been convicted by the trial Court for the alleged offence under Section 294(b) of IPC (2 counts) and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 2 months for each count and to pay a fine of Rs.5,00/- for each count, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of two weeks for each count and for the alleged offence under Section 506(i) of IPC (2 counts) and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 6 months for each count and to pay a fine of Rs.5,00/- for each count in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month for each count in Spl.S.C.No.
30 of 2019 on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Cases, Dindigul District.
2.It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that there are several infirmities in the prosecution case and further there are contradictions in material particulars between the evidence of the prosecution witnesses. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that suspension of sentence has already been granted by the trial court till 06.03.2020. 3.It is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent that there are enough materials available on record against the petitioner as per the evidence adduced by the prosecution and there is no infirmity in the prosecution case and he strongly opposed to grant suspension of sentence.
4.This Court has carefully considered the rival contentions put forward by either side and also perused the materials available on record.
5.The learned counsel for the petitioner pointed out that certain infirmities and inconsistencies in this case and also certain contradictions in material particulars. The fact remains that there are arguable points involved in this criminal appeal and further the criminal appeal is not likely to be taken up for final hearing in the near future and as such, this Court is of the considered view that the petitioner herein is entitled to the relief of grant of suspension of sentence.
6.Accordingly, the suspension of sentence petition is allowed and the substantive sentence of imprisonment alone is suspended pending disposal of the appeal and the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Cases, Dindigul, and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear before the said Court daily at 10.30 a.m pending appeal.
sd/- 17/03/2020 / TRUE COPY / / /2020 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
TO 1 THE SESSIONS JUDGE, SPECIAL COURT FOR SCHEDULED CASTES/ SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT CASES, DINDIGUL.
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2 THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, OTTANCHATIRAM SUB DIVISION, AMBILIKAI POLICE STATION, DINDIGUL DISTRICT.
3 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.
+1 CC to M/s.R.VENKATESWARAN, Advocate ( SR-5393[I] dated 17/03/2020 )
ORDER
IN IN CRL A(MD) No.142 of 2020 Date :17/03/2020 VSD JM/PN/SAR 4/19.03.2020/3P/5C 3/3