Kolanjinathan v. the State Rep by Its
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What is this about?
High Court suspended the substantive life imprisonment sentences against three petitioners convicted of murder. Conditions for suspension included executing a bond with sureties and appearing in court monthly pending the disposal of their appeal.
What did the court decide?
Substantive sentence of life imprisonment suspended upon execution of bond with two sureties and monthly appearance; conviction remains in abeyance pending appeal.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Monday, the Twenty Third day of September Two Thousand Nineteen
PRESENT
The Hon`ble Mr Justice M.M.SUNDRESH
The Hon`ble Mr Justice RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION No.13409 of 2019
1 KOLANJINATHAN [ PETITIONERS ] 2 JEYAKUMAR 3 CHENNAIYAN @ RAJASEKARAN
Vs
THE STATE REP BY ITS, [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNNAM POLICE STATION, PERAMBALUR DISTRICT. CR.NO.427 OF 2015.
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the Memorandum of Grounds in Crl.A.No.291/2018 on the file of the High Court, the High Court will be pleased to suspend the sentence imposed on them by the Learned Principal Sessions Judge, Perambalur, Perambalur District dated 15.03.2018 made in S.C.No.6/2017 on their file and enlarge them on bail pending disposal of the above Crl.A.No.291/2018.
Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the Memorandum of Grounds in Crl.A.No.291/2018 on the file of the High Court and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.L.MAHENDRAN, Advocate for the petitioner and of MR.R.PRATHAP KUMAR, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR on behalf of the Respondent the court made the following order:-
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to suspend substantive life sentence pending appeal in a murder trial.
Whether arguable points exist regarding the nature of the offence under Section 302 IPC.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
KOLANJINATHAN
- petitioner
JEYAKUMAR
- petitioner
CHENNAIYAN @ RAJASEKARAN
- respondent
THE STATE
Coram
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