Dismissed¶4

Arjunan v. The State of Tamilnadu

Madras HC7 Jan 2026CRL MP(MD)/9716/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Suspension of sentence denied pending appeal; S.430(1) BNSS application dismissed; post-conviction bail refusal; prima facie case for suspension not made out; S.C.No.17 of 2016; judgment 15.11.2024; Sessions Judge Fast Track Mahila Court Sivagangai; Crime No.7 of 2015; All Women Police Station Karaikudi; appeal Crl.A(MD)No.633 of 2025 pending final hearing; CRL.MP(MD)No.9716 of 2025; Madurai Bench Madras High Court; decision 07.01.2026; bench G.K. Ilanthiraiyan and R. Poornima; petitioner Arjunan; State of Tamil Nadu.

What did the court decide?

The petitioner has failed to make out a prima facie case for grant of suspension of sentence; in the Court's opinion it is not a fit case for grant of suspension of sentence to the petitioner. ¶3

Arjunan Vs The State of Tamilnadu — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Crl.M.P.(MD) No.9716 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 07.01.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. POORNIMA

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CRL.MP(MD) No.9716 of 2025 in Crl.A(MD)No.633 of 2025

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Arjunan ....... Petitioner Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District, In Crime No.7 of 2015. ...... Respondent

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Prayer : Petition filed under Section 430 (1) of BNSS to enlarge the petitioner on bail by suspending the sentence imposed in S.C.No.17 of 2016 by the learned Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Sivagangai, dated 15.11.2024.

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

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Crl.M.P.(MD) No.9716 of 2025

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For Petitioner : Mr.P.Aju Tagore For Respondent : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor

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O R D E R

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[Order of the Court was made by G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.]

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Seeking to suspend the sentence imposed on the petitioners by the learned Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Sivagangai, vide Judgment dated 15.11.2024 in S.C.No.17 of 2016, he has filed this Criminal Miscellaneous Petition.

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