R.Padmanabhan v. State Rep.by
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Miscellaneous Petition seeking relaxation of weekly reporting conditions for a senior citizen petitioner. The High Court, considering the petitioner's age and health, modified the condition to report once in a month.
What did the court decide?
Condition modified to appear before the Trial Court once in a month on the first working day of every English Calendar month commencing from the first working day of September 2019.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Monday, the Fifth day of August Two Thousand Nineteen
PRESENT
The Hon`ble Mr Justice A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION No.10701 of 2019
IN CRL.A.NO.260 OF 2019
R.PADMANABHAN [ PETITIONER ]
Vs
STATE REP.BY [ RESPONDENT ] THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VIGILANCE AND ANTI CORRUPTION, VILLUPURAM.
CR.NO.9/2011.
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein the High Court will be pleased to relax the conditions imposed on condition that the petitioner shall appear before the learned Special Judge, Villupuram every week on Monday at 10.30 a.m until further orders in crl.M.P.NO.6466 of 2019 dated 08.05.2019.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the court can relax the condition of weekly appearance for a senior citizen finding travel difficult due to age and health.
Whether to modify the existing reportable order requiring weekly appearance to a monthly appearance.
Whether the petitioner's age and health justify a modification of bail conditions to report once in a month.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
R.PADMANABHAN
- respondent
STATE
Coram
A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA
Case details
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