K Bharathi vs. The State Of Tamil Nadu

ITEM NO.19

COURT NO. $9$

SECTION II-C

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s).3977/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 08-12-2022 in CRLA No.109/2020 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras)

K. ANNADURAI

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE & ANR.

Respondent $(s)$

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R.

IA No.15026/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT

IA No.15028/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

Date: 17-04-2023 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI

For Petitioner(s) Mr. S. Nagamuthu, Sr. Adv. Mr. M.P. Parthiban, AOR Ms. Priyaranjani Nagamuthu, Adv. Mr. A.S.vairawan, Adv. Mr. R. Sudhakaran, Adv. Mr. Amod Bidhuri, Adv. Ms. Shalini Mishra, Adv. Mr. T. Hari Hara Sudhan, Adv. Mr. G.R. Vikash, Adv. Mr. Bilal Mansoor, Adv. Mr. K.Deivendran, Adv. Mr. D. Alagendren, Adv. Mr. M.A. Aruneshe, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Sirajudeen, Sr.Adv. Mr. T.Bhaskar Gowtham, Adv.

Mr. Raghav Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Sandeep Singh, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following $0 R D E R$

Heard learned Senior Counsel for the parties.

2. As the victim is a necessary party for proper adjudication of the dispute in question, she may be impleaded as party respondent No.3.

3. Issue notice.

4. Mr. Sandeep Singh, learned counsel, who appears on caveat on behalf of respondent No.2/complainant, accepts and waives service of formal notice upon the said respondent.

5. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to serve respondent No.1 through its Standing Counsel.

6. Counter affidavit, if any, be filed within six weeks.

7. Post the matter for hearing on 04.08.2023.

8. Meanwhile, exemption from surrendering granted to the petitioner vide Order dated 17.02.2023 shall continue to operate.

9. The amount of cost of Rs.5,00,000/-, deposited by the petitioner pursuant to Order dated 17.02.2023, is ordered to be released to respondent No.3/victim without prejudice to her legal rights.

(SATISH KUMAR YADAV) (PREETHI T.C.) DEPUTY REGISTRAR COURT MASTER (NSH)

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