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Nagarajan v. The Inspector Of Police

2024-08-20Honourable Mr Justice K.Murali Shankar3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Tuesday, the Twentieth day of August Two Thousand and Twenty Four PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice K.MURALI SHANKAR in CRL OP(MD) No.12649 of 2024 1 NAGARAJAN 2 CHANDRASEKAR 3 MURUGESAN 4 JEYANTHIRAN @ JEYANTHIRAPANDIAN 5 RAMESH BABU 6 SURESH @ RAMESH 7 RAJA @ CHIDAMBARANATHAN 8 SATHIYENDRAN ... PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS Vs 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE SIKKAL POLICE STATION, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

CRIME NO.83/2022.

2 SIVASHANMUGANATHAN ... RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the petition filed therewith the High Court may be pleased to dispense with the personal appearance of the petitioner in the proceedings in the Charge Sheet in STC No.418/2022 on the file of the Learned District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram District. 1/3

Prayer in CRL OP(MD). 12649/ 2024 :

To call for the records of the impugned proceedings in STC No.418/2022 on the file of the Learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram District and quash the same as illegal. Order : This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition coming up for orders on this day, upon perusing the petition filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of MR.V.MALAIYENDRAN, Advocate for the petitioners and of MR.K.SANJAI GANDHI, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) on behalf of the 1st Respondent, the court made the following order:- Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondents. 2.

Considering the facts and circumstances, the personal appearance of the petitioners before the trial Court is ordered to be dispensed with, on conditions that they shall appear at the time of initial questioning, proceedings under Section 313 of Cr.P.C., and at the time of passing judgment and on all the hearings, specifically directed by the trial court. The petitioners are further directed to give an undertaking in the form of affidavit that they will be duly represented by a counsel on all hearing dates and that the counsel representing them will cross examine the prosecution witnesses on the same day they are examined in chief. The petitioners shall not dispute the identity of the witnesses. The petitioners shall appear before the Court in the event their presence is insisted by the trial judge for the purpose of identification.

Supreme Court of India, in State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Shambunath Singh, reported in 2001 (4) SCC 667.

sd/- 20/08/2024 / TRUE COPY / /08/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1 THE DISTRICT MUNSIF CUM JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KADALADI, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SIKKAL POLICE STATION, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

ORDER

IN in CRL OP(MD) No.12649 of 2024 Date :20/08/2024 RS/VR/SAR-(27.08.2024) 3P 5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3