Xxxxx v. The State Rep By, The Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Sunder Mohan J., order dated 09-01-2026 in CRL MP No. 311 of 2026 read with CRL A No. 15 of 2024. Keywords: impleading/impleadment petition; father of the victim as respondent; participation limited to written submissions; Criminal Appeal Crl.A.No.15 of 2024 under Sec.374(2) Cr.P.C.; acquittal judgment dated 04.04.2023 in Special SC.No.47/2023, Special Court, Pondicherry; Crime No.9 of 2021, Thavalakuppam Police Station; petition filed under 482(2) Cr.P.C./528 B.N.S.S.; amendment of cause title by Registry; final hearing fixed 22.01.2026; respondents: The State (Inspector of Police, Thavalakuppam) and Kuttiyandi S/O. Balakrishnan; counsel R.Vivekananthan (petitioner), M.V.Ramachandra Murthy, Public Prosecutor for Puducherry (R1), R.Sankarasubbu (R2). No precedent applied; purely procedural impleadment order.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner permitted to associate with Criminal Appeal Crl.A.No.15 of 2024 only by filing written submissions; Registry to amend the cause title and list the appeal for final hearing on 22.01.2026.