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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN
S. Suthersan – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamilnadu, rep by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sipcot Police Station, Thoothukudi – Respondent
ORDER :
K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN, J.
The appellants/accused Nos.6, 7 and 15 in S.C.No.25 of 2023 on the file of the Special Court for Trial of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Thoothukudi have filed these criminal appeals before this Court.
2.Since these criminal appeals are arising out of the same crime, these cases are taken up for hearing together and disposed of by way of this common judgment
3. Brief Facts and Past Events of these Appeals:
Earlier, these appellants had filed applications seeking bail, and the same were dismissed. More particularly, one of the appellants, namely Sutherson, the appellant in Crl.A.(MD).No.429 of 2025, had filed an appeal in Crl.A. (MD).No.494 of 2023. This Court, after considering the gravity of the offence, taking into account the continuous threat to the witnesses and the defacto complainant, and also noting that a number of the accused have previous antecedents, dismissed the application and issued directions to conduct the trial in the jail premises, on the reasoning that there was a continuous threat to the witnesses in the court premises, by issuing various directions by order dated 11.10.2023. The same was confirmed
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