The Madras High Court held that there was no impediment for the victim girl to file an application to assist the prosecution herself. Consequently, the petition filed by her mother was dismissed with liberty for the victim to file a fresh application.
Petition dismissed with liberty to file a fresh application by the victim girl herself.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Tuesday, the Second day of January Two Thousand Eighteen
PRESENT
The Hon`ble Mr Justice P.N.PRAKASH
CRL MP(MD) No.11596 of 2017 IN CRL A(MD) No.184 of 2016
SELVARANI ... PETITIONER/P.W.4
1 STATE, REP.BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE VANGAL POLICE STATION, KARUR DISTRICT CR.NO. 8/2015.
..RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT
2 M.MAHENDRAN ... 2ND RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/ ACCUSED
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the petition filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to Permit the assist the prosectution in Crl. A (MD) No. 184/2016 on the file of the Honourable Court filed by the 2nd respondent herein /Accused as against the conviction and sentenced imposed upon him in S.C No. 91/2015 on the file of the Learned Sessions Judge Fast Track Mahila Court Karur district and pass such further or other orders as this Honourable Court.
Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.N.ANANDAKUMAR, Advocate for the petitioner and of MR.C.MAYILVAHANA RAJENDRAN, Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 and of MR.V.SHANMUGASELVAM, Advocate for R2 the court made the following order:-
This petition has not been filed by the victim girl, but the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ same has been filed by her mother.
Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
TO 1 THE SESSIONS JUDGE,FAST TRACK MAHILA COURT, KARUR DISTRICT 2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE VANGAL POLICE STATION, KARUR DISTRICT. 3 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. GJM/CM/VR/SAR-2-5.1.2017-2P-4C
ORDER IN CRL MP(MD) No.11596 of 2017 IN
CRL A(MD) No.184 of 2016
Date :02/01/2018
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the victim girl faced an impediment to filing an application to assist the prosecution.
Whether the petition filed by the victim's mother should be allowed.
Selvarani
State
M. Mahendran
P.N. Prakash
As recorded by the court registry
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