Saravanan, 35 Years v. The State Represented By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.09.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.20290 of 2017 1.Saravanan 2.Dhivakar 3.Ranjith @ Ranjith Kumar 4.Viji Pandiyan @ Vijiya Pandiyan 5.Vinayagam 6.Tamilselvan 7.Thamaraiselvan @ Thamaraikani 8.Naveen @ Naveenkumar 9.Chidambaram .. Petitioners Vs The State Rep.by Inspector of Police, Latheri Police Station, Vellore District, Crime No.193 of 2017.

.. Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein and consider the anticipatory bail petition concerned in Crime No.193 of 2017 on the file of respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondent : Mr.P.Govindarajan Additional Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore, to consider the petitioners bail petition preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.193 of 2017, since the offences are pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

2.In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and also taking into consideration of the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore, to consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.193 of 2017 and after hearing the victim also and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 22.09.2017 Index:yes/no Internet:yes/no rm

To 1.The Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore.

2.The Inspector of Police, Latheri Police Station, Vellore District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S. RAMESH.J., rm CRL.O.P.No.20290 of 2017 22.09.2017