Public Prosecutor v. Murugaian

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Tuesday, the Twenty Second day of August Two Thousand and Twenty Three PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN in CRL A(MD) SR No.29157 of 2023 THE STATE REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KEERANUR SUB DIVISION, PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT.

(KANTHARVAKOTTAI P.S CRIME NO. 226/2014) ... Petitioner / Appellant / Complainant Vs 1 MURUGAIAN 2 ARIVAZHAGAN 3 ILAIARAJA 4 MURUGESAN 5 ALEXANDAR 6 MURUGANANDAM ... Respondents / Respondents / Accused No.1 to 6 Criminal Original Petition filed praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court may be pleased to grant 1/3

leave to file an appeal to this Honourable Court against the acquittal judgment passed by the Learned Principal District Judge, Pudukottai dated 20.09.2016 in S.C.No.124 of 2023.

Prayer in CRL A(MD) SR No.29157 of 2023:

To call for records and set aside the judgment and acquittal order passed by the Learned Principal District Judge, Pudukottai dated 20.09.2016 in S.C.No.124 of 2013 and order to convict the accused persons for the offences under sections 147, 506(i), 323 of IPC r/w.3(1)(X) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Section 4 (iv) of Protection of Civil Rights Act.

ORDER : This criminal original petition coming up for orders on this day, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.T.SENTHIL KUMAR, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Petitioner and of Mr.K.C.MANIYARASU, Advocate for the Respondents, the court made the following order:- Being satisfied with the reasons stated in the affidavit filed in support of this petition as well as in the memorandum of grounds raised in the criminal appeal, leave is granted and this petition is allowed. sd/- 22/08/2023 / TRUE COPY / /08/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

DSS To 1.THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE, PUDUKOTTAI.

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2.THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KEERANUR SUB DIVISION, PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT.

3 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI

ORDER

IN in CRL A(MD) SR No.29157 of 2023 Date :22/08/2023 ED/ /SAR- (28/08/2023) 3P / 4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3