Madras High CourtCRL A(MD)/501/2017dismissed for default

Hema v. Manikandan

2025-02-10Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Hema .. Appellant v.

1.Manikandan 2.Marimuthu 3.Karpagam 4.Mangalam 5.Ramachandran 6.Prakash 7.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Aranthangi, Pudukottai District.

Cr.No.5 of 2002 .. Respondents 1/4

PRAYER: Appeal filed under Section 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code as against the judgment passed by the Additional Sessions cum Mahila Court, Pudukottai, in C.A.No.33 of 2011, dated 31.07.2017. For Appellant : No appearance For R.7 : Mr.P.Kottaichamy Government Advocate (Crl. Side) *****

ORDER

This appeal is filed by the defacto complainant in Crime No.5 of 2002 on the file of the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Aranthangi. 2.The appellant lodged a complaint as against the respondents 1 to 6 for the offence u/s.498A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial Court / Judicial Magistrate, Aranthangi, found the accused guilty, convicted and sentenced them, by judgment dated 01.11.2011, in CC.No.408 of 2002. As against the conviction and sentence, the accused preferred an appeal in CA.No.33 of 2011 and the first appellate Court / Additional Sessions cum Mahila Court, Pudukottai, by judgment dated 07.02.2014, 2/4

reversed the finding and acquitted the accused. Aggrieved over the same, the defacto complainant has preferred this instant appeal. 3.This appeal was admitted in the year 2017 and taken up for final hearing in the year 2025. When the appeal came up for hearing on 03.02.2025, there was no representation for the appellant and therefore, the appeal was directed to be listed today, under the caption 'for dismissal'. Even today, there is no representation for the appellant. Hence, this criminal appeal is dismissed for default. Index :

Yes / No 10.02.2025 NCC :

Yes / No gk To 1.The Judge, Additional Sessions cum Mahila Court, Pudukottai.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Aranthangi, Pudukottai District.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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