The High Court dismissed a bail petition in a POCSO case where the petitioner, aged 23, had a physical affair with a 15-year-old victim, resulting in pregnancy. The petitioner abandoned the victim after marriage to another and the DNA report implicated him as the child's father.
Bail petition dismissed; main appeal posted for hearing.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Wednesday, the Seventh day of July Two Thousand Twenty One
PRESENT
The Hon`ble Mr Justice P. N. PRAKASH
and
The Hon`ble Mr Justice R. PONGIAPPAN
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION No.6622 of 2021
In CRL.A.No.536 of 2020 KEERTHIRAJ [PETITIONER/APPELLANT/SOLE ACCUSED]
Vs STATE REP.BY [RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT] INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION (EAST), COIMBATORE DISTRICT. CRIME NO. 17/2015.
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the Memorandum of Grounds in CRL.A.No.536 of 2020 on the file of the High Court, the High Court will be pleased to suspend the sentence made in Spl.C.C.No.10 of 2019 on the file of the Special court for Exclusive Trial of cases under POCSO Act, Coimbatore dated 18.02.2020 and enlarge on bail pending in the above Crl.A.536/2020 and pass such further or other orders
Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the Memorandum of Grounds in Crl.A.No.536 of 2020 on the file of the High Court and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.S.N.ARUNKUMAR, Advocate for the petitioner and of M/S.R.MUNIYAPPARAJ, Govt. Advocate (Crl side) on behalf of the Respondent the court made the following order:-
(Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH,J.)
This is the second bail petition.
However, the Registry is directed to call for the records, prepare the typed set of papers and post the main appeal for hearing in the second week for August.
-sd/-
07/07/2021
This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into
execution by all concerned
TRUE COPY
Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.)
High Court, Madras - 600 104.
TO
1 THE SPECIAL COURT FOR EXCLUSIVE TRIAL
OF CASES UNDER POCSO ACT, COIMBATORE.
2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION (EAST),
COIMBATORE DISTRICT.
3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
HIGH COURT, MADRAS.
4 THE SUPERINTENDENT,
CENTRAL PRISON, COIMBATORE.
COPY TO:
THE SECTION OFFICER, CRIMINAL SECTION, HIGH COURT, MADRAS.
C.C. to M/S.S.N.ARUNKUMAR Advocate on payment of necessary charges
Order
in
CRL MP.6622/2021
in
CRL A.536/2020
Date :07/07/2021
From 7.2.2001 the Registry is issuing certified
copies of the BAIL/Anti.BAIL Orders in this format
MN-13/07/2021
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted in a case where the petitioner sexually assaulted a minor victim resulting in pregnancy and abandoned her.
KEERTHIRAJ
STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION (EAST), COIMBATORE DISTRICT
P. N. PRAKASH
R. PONGIAPPAN
As recorded by the court registry
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