CRL MP No. 22510 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16-02-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P. VELMURUGAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN CRL MP No. 22510 of 2025 IN CRL A NO. 568 of 2025 Venugopal S/o. Shankaran Ponniamman Koil Street Thirumalai Nagar, Asthinapuram Chennai-64. Petitioner/Appellant Vs State Represented by The Inspector of Police Chitlapakkam Police Station Chennai. (Cr.No.434/2022) Respondent/Respondent CRL MP No. 22510 of 2025 PRAYER To suspend the sentence imposed by the Honble Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive trial of case under POCSO Act, Chengalpattu convicted the petitioner in Spl.SC No.117/2024 judgment dated 02.04.2025 and enlarge the petitioner on bail pending disposal of Criminal Appeal. CRL A No. 568 of 2025 PRAYER To set aside the conviction and sentence passed by the Hon'ble Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases Under POCSO Act, Chengalpattu and made in Spl.SC.No.117/2024 for the offence U/s Sec.6(1) of the POCSO Act by Judgement dated 02.04.2025. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL MP No. 22510 of 2025 For Petitioner: Mr.S.Panneer Selvan For Respondent: Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by P.Velmurugan J.) This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed to suspend the sentence imposed by the trial Court in Spl.S.C.No.117 of 2024 dated 02.04.2025 and enlarge the petitioner herein on bail, pending disposal of the Criminal Appeal No.568 of 2025. 2. Since the records have already been received and the typed set of papers are also made ready, this Court is inclined to take up the main appeal itself for final hearing. Hence, this criminal miscellaneous petition is closed directing the Registry to list the main appeal for final hearing in the usual course. (P.VELMURUGAN J.) (M.JOTHIRAMAN J.) 16-02-2026 ss https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL MP No. 22510 of 2025 To 1.The Sessions Judge Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under POCSO Act Chennai 2. The Inspector of Police Chitlapakkam Police Station Chennai. (Cr.No.434/2022) 3. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL MP No. 22510 of 2025 P.VELMURUGAN J. AND M.JOTHIRAMAN J. ss CRL MP No. 22510 of 2025 IN CRL A No. 568 of 2025 16-02-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis