Criminal Miscellaneous Petition seeking suspension of life sentence in SC 79/2016. Court, considering cruel nature of offence, dismissed petition without accepting it for present.
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CRL MP(MD) No.2494 of 2022
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Thursday, the Tenth day of March Two Thousand and Twenty Two
PRESENT
The Honble Mr.Justice R.SUBRAMANIAN and The Honble Mr.Justice N.SATHISH KUMAR
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SANKAR ... PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED
Vs
THE STATE REP BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SIPCOT POLICE STATION, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT
(CRIME NO. 211 OF 2014) ... RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT
Petition filed praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the petition filed therewith the High Court may be pleased to suspend teh sentence passed by the learned Sessions Judge/Mahalir Needhimandram, Thoothukudi in SC 79/2016 through a judgement dated. 01.12.2020.
PRAYER IN CRL A(MD)NO. 20 of 2021:
Pleased to set aside the judgment dated 01.12.2020 passed by the Learned Sessions Judge/Magalir Neethimandram, Tuticorin, Tuticorin District in SC No. 79 /2016 and set the Accused at liberty.
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.KA.RAAMAKRISHNAN, Advocate for the petitioner and of MR.A.THIRUVADIKUMAR, Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent, the court made the following order:-
The petitioner seeks suspension of life sentence imposed on him by the learned Sessions Judge/Mahalir Needhimandram, Tuticorin, Tuticorin District, in S.C.No.79 of 2016, vide judgment dated 01.12.2020.
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2.Heard Mr.KA.Ramakrishnan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.
TO
ORDER
IN
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Date :10/03/2022
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PKP/SBN/SAR-4/15.03.2022/2P/5C
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the court ought to accept the petition for suspension of life sentence imposed on the accused.
Whether the impugned judgment sentencing the accused be set aside.
SANKAR
THE STATE REP BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
R.SUBRAMANIAN
N.SATHISH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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