2024 INSC 1007
1 | SLP (Crl) No. 8700 of 2023
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. _______ OF 2024
(Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 8700 of 2023)
P. MANIKANDAN …APPELLANT(S)
Versus
CENTRAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION AND ORS …RESPONDENT(S)
J U D G M E N T
SANJAY KAROL J.
Leave Granted.
2. The present appeal arises from the judgment and order dated 4th July, 2023
passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in CRL.O. P. No.5826 of 2023
and CRL.M.P.Nos.3640 and 3642 of 2023, whereby the High Court dismissed
the petition for quashing filed by the appellant under Section 482 of the Criminal
2 | SLP (Crl) No. 8700 of 2023
Procedure Code, 19731 against the chargesheet/final report and proceedings
pending before the Special Court for the trial of cases under the Protection of
Children from Sexual Offences Act, 20122, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu in
Special S.C.No.42 of 2021.
3. The crux of the present appeal is that on 19th June, 2013, a case was
registered bearing Crime No.139 of 2013 under Section 364A and 302 of the
Indian Penal Code, 18603 against the accused namely, P. Manikandan4, wherein
it was alleged that the appellant kidnapped the 4-year-old child from Gandhi
International Matriculation School, Mangalam by using his motorcycle and after
murdering her,...