Madras High CourtCRL OP/3022/2019ordered

M.Venkatesan v. State By

2019-02-07Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.02.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P.No.3022 of 2019

1. M.Venkatesan

2. Praveen

3. J.Manigandan

4. K.Udhayakumar

5. Poobalan

6. P.Nirmal

7. Eshwaran

8. Kulonthungan

9. Karthikeyan 10.Raja ... Petitioners Vs State represented by The Inspector of Police, Thirupathur Police Station, Vellore District (Crime No.42 of 2019) ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore to consider the Anticipatory bail Application of the petitioners herein in Crime No.42 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police, on the same day of surrender.

For Petitioners: Mr.V.P.Sencottuvel For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore, to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.42 of 2019, 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.42 of 2019 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 petitioners 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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS V) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registra lpp/jas To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge, Vellore.

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

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to Mr.V.P.Sengottuvel, Advocate sr 11281. CRL.O.P.No.3022 of 2019 SP(08/02/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/