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Court declines to discharge explosives outlet owner from criminal proceedings
Special Correspondent
Case relates to jeep carrying explosives blowing up at Sendur near Tindivanam in April 2007
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday declined to discharge the owner of an explosives outlet from a case relating to a jeep carrying explosives blowing up at Sendur, near Tindivanam, in April 2007. Nearly 15 persons lost their lives.
In his petition, Sekar said that he had filed a petition before the Additional District and Sessions Judge, FTC-II, Tindivanam, seeking discharge from the criminal proceedings. It was dismissed.
The petitioner contended that he was the proprietor and licence holder of Sri Sakthi Explosives at Padiripuliyur and Thenalapakkam.
He had a contract with an infrastructure construction company engaged in laying and widening of highways and had despatched electric detonators and slurry in a jeep belonging to him, which met with the accident.
Investigations had revealed that people at accident site, on seeing smoke emanating from the explosives-laden vehicle, had thrown mud at it, which triggered the explosion.
Neither the slurry nor the detonator had ignited by itself. Hence, he was seeking discharge from criminal prosecution.
The Government Advocate (Criminal side) submitted that two witnesses examined by the prosecuting agency had clearly spoken to the fact that the petitioner, who had been cautioned about a possible accident, had taken a risk and directed the jeep driver to go ahead.
In his order, Justice M. Jeyapaul said that the statements of witnesses indicated that though the petitioner had no intention to cause death, he knew that the transportation of electric detonators with slurry in the same vehicle was likely to cause death.
He had maliciously caused the explosion, which resulted in the loss of many lives. The trial court had rightly dismissed the plea for discharge.
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