CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 26-09-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.V.THAMILSELVI CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 AND CRL A NO. 669 OF 2025 1. Gokul @ Appu S/o.Jayamoorthy, No.398, Water Tank Street, VOC Nagar, Sathuvacheri, Vellore-9. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Vellore North Police Station, Vellore District. Cr.No.127/2012. Respondent(s) CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 PRAYER To suspend the sentence and release the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the Criminal Appeal as against the judgement rendered by learned Special Court (POCSO Act 2012) Vellore (Juvenile Court) in Spl.SC.No.23/2022 dated 18.02.2025. CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 For Petitioner(s): D.Rajagopal T.Sreelekha R.Radhika D.Ananth S.Hariharan M.Ganesh https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 B.Saran Kumar For Respondent(s): Mr.V. Meganathan, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ORDER This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed to suspend the sentence and release the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the Criminal Appeal as against the judgement rendered by learned Special Court (POCSO Act 2012) Vellore (Juvenile Court) in Spl.SC.No.23/2022 dated 18.02.2025 and enlarge the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the above appeal. 2. The petitioner, who is an accused in Spl.SC.No.23/2022, was convicted and sentenced by the Special Court (POCSO Act 2012) Vellore (Juvenile Court), vide judgment dated dated 18.02.2025, as follows: https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 Rank of the accused Conviction under Section Sentence awarded Sole accused Section 147 r/w Section 34 r/w Section 149 of IPC to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 years, along with a fine of Rs.1,000/-, and in default of payment of the fine, undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one month. Section 342 r/w Section 34 r/w Section 149 of IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment of one year. Section 395 r/w Section 397 r/w Section 34 r/w Section 149 of IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment of 10 years, along with a fine of Rs.5,000/-, and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of 3 months. Section 366 r/w Section 368 r/w Section 34 r/w Section 149 of IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment of 10 years, along with a fine of Rs.5,000/-, and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of 3 months. Section 354A(i) r/w Section 34 r/w Section 149 of IPC To undergo rigorous imprisonment of 3 years, along with a fine of Rs.1,000/-, and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one month. Section 376D r/w Section 34 r/w Section 149 of IPC. To undergo rigorous imprisonment of 20 years, along with a fine of Rs.10,000/-, and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of 3 months. Section 386 r/w Section 34 r/w Section 149 of IPC. Section 506(ii) r/w Section 34 r/w Section 149 of IPC. To undergo rigorous imprisonment of 5 years, along with a fine of Rs.1,000/-, and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one month. To undergo rigorous imprisonment of 2 years. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent. 4. This Court finds no reasons to suspend the sentence since the Trial Court has gone through the evidence in its entirety and also finds that the petitioner had committed very serious and heinous offence as against the victim girl at the time of occurrence. 5. In the result, the petition for suspension of sentence is dismissed. 26-09-2025 pbl Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 T.V.THAMILSELVI J. pbl CRL MP No. 18207 of 2025 AND CRL A NO. 669 OF 2025 26-09-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis