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(2) This Sessions Case came before this court on 19.6.2019 for final hearing in the presence of Tmt. Rajendran Gayathri, Special Public Prosecutor (Full Additional Charge) for the State and M/s. G. Devadoss, G. Nanmaran, R. Priya Kumar and R. Senthil Selvan counsel for accused. Upon hearing the arguments of both sides, and perused the written arguments filed on both side, documents and evidence on record, this court delivered the following: J U D G M E N T 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 15.7.2009 at 19.00 hours to 22.10 hours in Anna Salai, Rani Seethai Mahal the book written by the accused as " Fw;wk; rhl;Lfpnwd;@ which was translated to Tamil from "I accuse" was released . The said function was headed by Dr. Masilamani. More than 700 people were gathered and the meeting was conducted with light and sound arrangements. In the meeting the leader of MDMK Mr. Vaiko delivered his speech and most of the words spoken by him were against the Indian Government. When any one listened to the message it will also create anguish and vengeance against the Indian Government. Since it will lead to create law and order problems among the public, the case was filed as against the accused u/s. 124A and 153 A (1)IPC. 3. After the case was registered u/s. 124A and 153A (1) IPC the case was taken on file as PRC No.336/2010 on the file of XIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai . The learned Magistrate had furnished the free copies of the documents that are relied on by the prosecution under Sec.207 of Criminal Procedure Code. 4. Since the offence are sessions offence which are exclusively triable by the Court of Sessions, the Judicial Magistrate committed the case u/s. 209(a) of Criminal Procedure Code to the Principal District Sessions Court. This case was taken on file by the Principal District Sessions Court and made over to the V Additional Sessions Judge of Chennai and it was numbered as S.C.No.120 of 2017. 5. During the pendency of the case before the V Additional Sessions Judge of Chennai, since the Special court was constituted to try the case for elected and Ex. WWW.LIVELAW.IN
