D.Loganathan v. v.Kandasamy
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed the criminal revision and set aside the appellate judgment convicting the petitioner, based on a subsequent order by this Court compounding the offence and acquitting the accused in the same case.
What did the court decide?
the judgment passed by the appellate Court in Crl.A.No.169 of 2018 dated 30.08.2019 is hereby set aside
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 21.12.2021.
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA
Crl.R.C.No.968 of 2019 and Crl.M.P.No.13666 of 2019
D.Loganathan ... Petitioner
Vs.
V.Kandasamy ... Respondent
Prayer: Criminal Revision Case filed under Section 397 r/w 401 of Criminal Code Procedure, to set aside the judgment passed by the learned VII Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai convicted the petitioner in Crl.A.No.169 of 2018 dated 30.08.2019 and confirmed the judgment passed by the learned Fast Track - II Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore at Allikulam, Chennai acquitted the petitioner in CC.No.3063 of 2015 dated 08.03.2018.
For Petitioner : Mr. R.Muthukumar For Respondent : Mr.N.Narayanasamy
ORDER
In view of the order passed by this Court in Crl.M.P.No.13080 of 2021 in Crl.R.C.No.968 of 2019 compounding the offence and acquitting the accused, this criminal revision is allowed and the judgment passed by the appellate Court in Crl.A.No.169 of 2018 dated 30.08.2019 is hereby set aside. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal revision filed to set aside the conviction be allowed in light of a subsequent order compounding the offence.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
D.Loganathan
- respondent
V.Kandasamy
Coram
A.D.Jagadish Chandira
Case details
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