Sadha@Sadhasivam v. State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15.02.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.3132 of 2022 Mr.Sadha @ Sadhasivam ... Petitioner Vs.

1. State Rep. by The Superintendent of Police, Villupuram, Villupuram District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Arakandanallur Police Station, Villupuram District, (Crime No.42 of 2022)

...Respondents

PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the learned Special Court, SC/ST Act, Villupuram to accept the petitioner's surrender and bail petition and consider their bail application liberally on the same day with respect to in Arakandanallur police station Crime No.42 of 2022.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Kingston Jerold For Respondents :

Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed for a direction to the learned Special Court, SC/ST Act, Villupuram to accept the petitioners surrender and bail petition and consider their bail application liberally on the same day with respect to in Arakandanallur police station Crime No.42 of 2022.

2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Special court for SC/ST Act Cases, Villupuram, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No. 42 of 2022 on the file of the 2nd respondent 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-VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vri/shk To:

1. The Special Court for SC/ST Act, Villupuram.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Villupuram, Villupuram District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Arakandanallur Police Station, Villupuram District, (Crime No.42 of 2022)

4. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

+1cc to Mr.S.Kingston Jerold, Advocate, S.R.No.9626 Crl.O.P.No.3132 of 2022 AD(CO) SU(17/02/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/