Plea Bargaining
Priti Bakalkar
(Querist) 07 August 2008
This query is : Resolved
Is the amendment to Cr. P. C. in respect of Plea Bargaining has come in force in India? If so, can you suggest the case law on the said subject.
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deepak kumar
(Expert) 08 August 2008
Plea bargaining is in force since 5-7-2006
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 28.02.2008
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.A.P.SHAH, THE CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE F.M.IBRAHIM KALIFULLA
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN
W.P No.38289 of 2005 and W.P.M.P.No.38287 of 2005,
W.P.No.27907 of 2006 and M.P.No.2 of 2006,
W.P.Nos.5525, 6260, 7832, 9648 and M.P.Nos.1,2 & 3 of 2007
W.P.No.21953 of 2007 and M.P.No.1 of 2007
Manikandan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.38289 of 2005
K.Anandakumar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.27907 of 2006
Kasi Pandian ... Petitioner in
W.P.No.5525 of 2007
V.Vellai Pandidurai ... Petitioner in
W.P.No.6260 of 2007
V.Muthukumar ... Petitioner in
W.P.No.7832 of 2007
S.Ramesh ... Petitioner in
W.P.No.9648 of 2007
M.Suresh @ Deepan ... Petitioner in
W.P.No.21953 of 2007
vs
1. The Chairman,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Chennai. ... Respondent No.1 in W.P.No.38289/2005, respondent No.2 in W.P.No.5525, 7832 and 21953/2007 & respondent No.3 in W.P.No.27907/2006
2. The Director General of Police,
Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai,
Myalpore, Chennai-4. ... Respondent No.1 in W.P.No.5525, 6260, 7832, 9648 and 21953/2007 and respondent No.2 in W.P.Nos.38289/2005 and W.P.No.27907/2006.
3. State of Tamil Nadu
rep. by its Secretary,
Home Department,
Secretariat, Chennai-9. ... Respondent No.1 in W.P.No.27907/2006
3. The Superintendent of Police,
Perambalur District. ... Respondent No.3 in W.P.No.9648/2007
4. The Superintendent of Police,
Thiruvallur District. ... Respondent No.3 in W.P.No.9648/2007
Prayer:-Writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of writs of certiorarified manadmus, calling for the records of the respondents in connection with the impugned orders passed by the 2nd respondent in Na.Ka.No. 140155/Appointment.3/2005-22 dated 26.07.2005 and Na.Ka.No. 161874/Appointment.3/05 dated 15.09.2005, Na.Ka.No.080992 /Appointment.3/2003 dated 02.02.2004, dated 03.01.2004, dated 30.12.2003, Na.Ka.No.117734/appointment.3/2003 dated 26.08.2003 and letter No.D3/4197/2006 dated 11.12.2006, Na.Ka.No.92366/appointment.1(1)/2006-5 dated 4.11.2006, Na.Ka.No.039098/Rect.3/2005 dated 12.05.2005 and Na.Ka.No .123305/Rect 1(2)/06 dated 05.09.2006 respectively and quash the same and direct the respondents to select and appoint the petitioners as Grade-II Police Constables in Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service and grant such other further reliefs.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Venkatramani, S.C.,
for M/s.M.Muthappan in W.P.Nos.38289, 5525 & 7832/2007 and
for M/s.V.P.Rajendran in W.P.No.27907/2006,
for M/s.S.Chandrasekaran in W.P.No.6260/2007.
For Petitioner in
W.P.No.21953/2007 : Mr.G.Jermiah
For Respondents in : Mr.P.Raja Kalifulla,
all the W.Ps. Government Pleader.
O R D E R
V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN,J.
Finding a conflict of opinion between the judgment of a Division Bench in P.Virabhagu -vs- Union of India {(2005) 1 C.T.C. 420}, which was followed by another Division Bench in an unreported decision in K.Ram Prasad -vs- State of Tamil Nadu decided on 06.12.2005 in W.P.No.21671 of 2005 and W.A.No.1963 of 2005 on the one hand and the decision of the latest Division Bench in T.Sekar -vs- Secretary to Government {(2007) 1 MLJ 510} on the other hand, Justice P.Jyothimani sought a reference of the following issues to the Full bench;
i.Whether the acquittal or discharge of a person in a criminal case on benefit of doubt would amount to a stigma on the life of a person so as to make him ineligible as per Rule 14(b), Explanation-1 of the Tamil Nadu Special Police Subor
