In a criminal revision petition, the Madras High Court condoned a delay of 34 days in filing an appeal against conviction. The prayer was allowed subject to conditional payment of costs to the respondent's counsel.
Allowed on payment of Rs.1000 to respondent's counsel on or before 15.04.2021.
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CRL MP(MD) No.1768 of 2021
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Monday, the Twenty Ninth day of March Two Thousand and Twenty One
PRESENT
The Hon`ble Mrs.Justice R.THARANI
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ARUNACHALAM ... REVISION PETITIONER/ SOLE ACCUSED/ ACCUSED
SATTANATHAN ... RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT
Petition filed praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the petition filed therewith the High Court may be pleased to condone the delay of 34 days in filing the Criminal Revision against conviction passed by the Learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruchenthur in C.C.No.78 of 2015 dated 24/05/2018 and the same was confirmed by the Learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tirunelveli District in C.A.No.59 of 2018 dated 21.11.2019 convicting the Respondent/ Accused.
Prayer in Crl.R.C.(MD)No.SR5038 of 2021:
To call for the records pertaining to the judgment passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ambasamudram, by convicting the Revision Petitioner in C.C.No.78 of 2015 dated 24/05/2018 and confirming the judgment by the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tirunelveli District in C.A.No.59 of 2018 by an order dated 21.11.2019 and set aside the same.
Order : This petition coming up for orders on this day, upon perusing the petition filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.S.KRISHNAN, Advocate for the petitioner and of Mr.S.R.A.RAMACHANDRAN, Advocate on behalf of the Respondent, the court made the following order:-
This petition has been filed to condone the delay of 34 days in filing the Criminal Revision.
2.Both sides present.
3.Reasons stated in the petition are not satisfactory. Respondent has no serious objection.
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4.Hence, this Petition is allowed on payment of Rs.1000/(Rupees One Thousand only) to the learned counsel for the respondent on or before 15.04.2021.
5.Call on 19.04.2021 “for reporting compliance ”
sd/-
29/03/2021
/ TRUE COPY /
/ /2021 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
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TO
1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, THIRUCHENTHUR.
ORDER
IN
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the delay of 34 days in filing a criminal revision against conviction and confirmation warrants condonation.
ARUNACHALAM
SATTANATHAN
R.THARANI
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
