Santhosh v. The Deputy Superintendent of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Crl MP No. 2021 of 2026 in Crl.A.No.437 of 2023; High Court of Judicature at Madras; Sunder Mohan J.; decided 09-02-2026; petitioner Santhosh S/o Sebastin (Thiruvannamalai); respondents: State by DSP, All Women Police Station, Polur (Crime no.11 of 2018) and Anitha W/o Tamilselvan; petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023; relaxation/modification of conditions imposed in Crl.M.P.No.19776 of 2025 dated 25.10.2025 (police reporting twice a month; trial Court appearance every Tuesday); condition modified to appearance before trial Court on first working day of every month at 10.30 a.m. until further orders; Special Court under POCSO Cases, Tiruvannamalai; counsel E.Kannadasan (petitioner), S.Balaji, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) (State).
What did the court decide?
Relaxation of the earlier conditions: the petitioner is to appear before the trial Court on the first working day of every month at 10.30 a.m. until further orders, in place of bi-monthly reporting before the respondent police and weekly Tuesday appearances before the trial Court.