Karthikeyan v. Deputy Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.02.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA CRL.O.P.No.3371 of 2022 Karthikeyan ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

2. The State rep by Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

(Crime No.2 of 2022).

... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of cases under SC/ST(POA) Act, Cuddalore to consider the bail application on the same day on this surrender and file a bail application in Crime No.2 of 2022 on the file of the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Suresh For Respondents : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of cases under SC/ST(POA) Act, Cuddalore to consider the bail application on the same day on this surrender and file a bail application in Crime No.2 of 2022 on the file of the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, Cuddalore, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.2 of 2022 on the file of the respondents and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15 (A) of the SC/ST Act. The petitioner shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jas/rst To

1. The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of Cause under SC/ST (POA) Act., Cuddalore.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

3. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

(Crime No.2 of 2022).

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.S.Suresh, Advocate, S.R.No.9123 CRL.O.P.No.3371 of 2022 GMR(CO) SU(21/02/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/