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Saravanan v. State by

Madras HC20 Jan 2025CRL RC/599/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Madras High Court criminal revision abated on death of sole revision petitioner; revision under Cr.P.C. sections 397 and 401 against appellate confirmation (Crl.A.No.20 of 2020, 01.03.2022, IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Ponneri) of sentence imposed 24.02.2020 by Judicial Magistrate No.1, Ponneri in C.C.No.263 of 2014 (Arani P.S., Thiruvallur District); death certificate dated 03.05.2024 recording death on 21.02.2024 taken on record; interim order vacated; connected Crl.M.P.No.6304 of 2022 closed; bench: Shamim Ahmed, J.; decided 20.01.2025.

What did the court decide?

The Criminal Revision Case is dismissed as abated, the death of the sole Revision Petitioner having been confirmed on the death certificate produced by the Government Advocate and taken on record. ¶¶30

Saravanan Vs State by — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Crl.RC.No.599 of 2022

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED :20.01.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED

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Crl.R.C.No.599 of 2022 & Crl.M.P.No.6304 of 2022

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Mr. Saravanan

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... Revision Petitioner

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/vs/

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State, represented by Inspector of Police, Arani Police station, Thiruvallur District

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... Respondent

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Prayer : Criminal Revision Case filed under sections 397 and 401 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records and set aside the order passed by the learned IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Ponneri, Thiruvallur District in Crl.A.No.20 of 2020, dated 01.03.2022, confirming the sentence imposed by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Ponneri, dated 24.02.2020 in C.C.No.263 of 2014 and acquit the petitioner.

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For Revision Petitioner ... Mr. N. Iyyakannu

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For Respondent ... Mr.A.Gopinath, Govt. Advocate (crl.side)

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.RC.No.599 of 2022

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ORDER

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Heard Mr. Iyyakannu, learned counsel appearing for the Revision Petitioner and Mr.A.Gopinath, learned Govt. Advocate (crl.side) appearing for the respondent.

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Learned counsel for the Revision Petitioner submitted that the sole Revision Petitioner Mr.Saravanan died during the pendency of this Criminal Revision. Thus, he prayed that this Criminal Revision may be dismissed as abated.

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Mr.A.Gopinath, learned Govt. Advocate (crl.side) has also

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confirmed this fact on the instructions received from the concerned Police

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Station. He has also produced the death certificate dated 03.05.2024, in

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which, it has been clearly mentioned that the sole Revision Petitioner namely, Saravanan, Son of Duraisamy died on 21.02.2024. Thus, it was submitted by the learned Govt. Advocate (crl.side) that the present Criminal Revision may be abated.

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The original death certificate is taken on record.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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5.Accordingly, in view of the submissions made by the learned

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Crl.RC.No.599 of 2022

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counsel for the Revision Petitioner as well as the learned Government Advocate (crl.side), who produced the death certificate, which is taken on record, this present Criminal Revision Case is dismissed as abated. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. The file is consigned to record. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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20.01.2025

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msr

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Index: yes/no Internet:yes/no

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