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Prema Gnanaprakasam v. The Inspector of Police

Madras HC14 Oct 2025CRL MP/18505/2025

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What is this about?

condonation of delay; 135 days delay in representing criminal revision; CRL MP No. 18505 of 2025; Crl.RC SR.No.8268 of 2025; Madras High Court; Justice M. Nirmal Kumar; order dated 14-10-2025; Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Cuddalore; Crime No.1 of 2015; discharge petition dismissed 09.10.2024; revision filed 07.02.2025; returned for defects; charges framed 29.10.2024; transfer to Principal District Judge Cuddalore 17.06.2025; Spl.C.C.No.22 of 2025; next hearing 06.01.2026; admission posted 29.10.2025; Prema Gnanaprakasam; Inspector of Police VAC; counsel C.Prabakaran; Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Additional Public Prosecutor.

What did the court decide?

Condonation of the delay of 135 days in representing the Criminal Revision (Crl.RC SR.No.8268 of 2025); Criminal Miscellaneous Petition ordered. ¶24

Prema Gnanaprakasam Vs The Inspector of Police — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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CRL MP NO. 18505 OF 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 14-10-2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR

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CRL MP NO. 18505 of 2025

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in Crl.RC SR.No.8268 of 2025

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Prema Gnanaprakasam W/o.Gnanaprakasam, Former Village President, M.P.Agaram Village Panchayat, Cuddalore District.

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Petitioner(s)

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Inspector of Police, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Cuddalore. Crime No.1 of 2015.

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Respondent(s)

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For Petitioner(s):

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Mr.C.Prabakaran

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For Respondent(s):

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Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Additional Public Prosecutor

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ORDER

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The Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that in this case, the

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discharge petition was dismissed on 09.10.2024, and the revision petition was filed on 07.02.2025, though within a period of 90 days, the same was returned for rectifying some defects. Thereafter, the Criminal Revision case was represented with a delay of 135 days.

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CRL MP NO. 18505 OF 2025

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He further submitted that in this case, charges have already been framed on 29.10.2024 and the case has been transferred to learned Principal District Judge, Cuddalore on 17.06.2025 and the same has been taken on file in Spl.C.C.No.22 of 2025 and now the case is pending for trial. The next hearing date is fixed on 06.01.2026.

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In order to give an opportunity to the petitioner to putforth his case, this Court allows this petition to condone the delay in representing the Revision.

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Accordingly, this Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is ordered.

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14-10-2025

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Note: Registry is directed to number these Criminal Revision Cases, if they are otherwise in order and post the same for Admission on 29.10.2025.

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M. NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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CRL MP NO. 18505 OF 2025

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CRL MP NO. 18505 of 2025 in Crl.RC SR.No.8268 of 2025