Veeraraghavan, Aged 37 Years, v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.04.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.OP.No.9032 of 2018 and Crl.M.P. No. 6406 of 2018

1. Veeraraghavan

2. Easwari

3. Perumal

4. Govindhan ... Petitioners Vs The Inspector of Police Vandavasi North Police Station Vandavasi Thiruvanamalai District.

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvannamalai, to accept the surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.55 of 2018 on the file of the respondent and to consider the bail application on the same day.

For Petitioners :

Mr.C.B. Santhosh KUmar For Respondent :

Mrs.Kritika Kamal.P Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvannamalai, to accept the surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.55 of 2018 on the file of the respondent and to consider the bail application on the same day.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 294(b), 324(b) and 506(i) of the Indian Penal Code, r/w 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, Amendment 2015 and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail application and therefore, the petitioner has come forward with the said prayer.

3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) takes notice for the respondent.

4. Considering the submissions of both sides and also considering the nature of the prayer in this case in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

that the petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail, the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvannamalai, is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioner filing such petition in connection with Crime No.55 of 2018 pending on the file of the respondent police, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and consider the same in accordance with law on the same day.

With this observation, this criminal original petition is disposed of. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

24.04.2018 Index : Yes / No Speaking / Non-speaking order avr To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvannamalai, 2.The Inspector of Police Vandavasi North Police Station Vandavasi, Thiruvanamalai District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.N.PRAKASH,J, avr Crl.OP.No.9032 of 2018 and Crl.M.P. No. 6406 of 2018 24.04.2018