Madras High Court
CRL OP(MD)/22848/2026 of Sun Star Fire Works Vs The State of TamilNadu rep b on 7 October 2026
CRL OP(MD) No. 22848 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 07-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
CRL OP(MD) No. 22848 of 2026
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AND
CRL MP(MD) No. 21777 OF 2026
Sun Star Fire Works (MDU 12086)
By its Proprietor and Manager,
Kalirajaprabhu,
S/o.Muthusamy,
Sa.No.105'6 A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6F, 106/1A, 1B, 1C
D.No.2/115, Maravapatti Village,
Kallikudi Taluk,
Madurai District.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
The State of TamilNadu rep by its The Deputy Director - III, Industrial Safety and Health Department, Madurai (i/c),
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act, to pass an order to return the Docket order in C.A.No.230 of 2026 dated 24.09.2026 applied for getting certified copy of the order in STC.No.12066 of 2025 on the file of the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Madurai.
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CRL OP(MD) No. 22848 of 2026
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.R.Venkatesan
for
M/s. Right Law Associates
For Respondent(s):
M/s. P. Samuel Gunasingh,
Addl. Public Prosecutor
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ORDER
The present petition has been filed by the respondent in STC No.12066 of 2025, on the file of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madurai, seeking to set aside the return order passed by the concerned Court, wherein, the petitioner’s request for issuance of a copy of the judgment in STC No.12066 of 2025 was rejected.
2. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record.
3. The petitioner has been convicted, and a fine has been imposed upon him in the above criminal proceedings. The petitioner thereafter filed a copy application seeking certified copies of the judgment passed in STC No.12066 of 2025. However, the said copy application was returned on the ground that the petitioner had absconded without payment of the fine amount, and therefore was not entitled to obtain a copy of the order. __________
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CRL OP(MD) No. 22848 of 2026 The petitioner having been convicted, as a matter of right, he is entitled to receive a free copy of the order of conviction. It is improper that the trial Court refused to comply with the copy application on the basis that the fine amount had not been paid. Such a return order deserves to be deprecated and set aside.
4. Accordingly, the return docket order in C.A.No.230 of 2026 dated 24.09.2026 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madurai is set aside and the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madurai, is directed to issue the order and comply with the copy application filed by the petitioner, and furnish the certified copy of the judgment in STC No.12066 of 2025 forthwith.
5. With the said observations, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 07-10-2026
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CRL OP(MD) No. 22848 of 2026 Note : Registry is directed to return the original copy application to the learned Counsel for the petitioner. To:
1. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Madurai.
2. The Deputy Director - III, Industrial Safety and Health Department, Madurai (i/c). __________
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CRL OP(MD) No. 22848 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR J. gvn CRL OP(MD) No. 22848 of 2026 AND CRL MP(MD) NO. 21777 OF 2026 07-10-2026
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