V.Govindaraj v. The Superintendent Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

1. V.Govindaraj

2. S.Rajavel @ Raju

3. Iyyappan Arumugam

4. M.Arun ... Petitioners Vs.

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

2. The Inspector of Police, Ramantham Police Station, Cuddalore District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the learned Principal and District Sessions Judge, Cuddalore to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail petition on the same day in respect of the Crime No.22 of 2025, dated 24.01.2025 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Ramanatham, Cuddalore District.

For Petitioners : Mr.V.Sivalingam For R1 and R2 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl.side)

ORDER

This petition is filed for a direction directing the learned Principal and District Sessions Judge, Cuddalore to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail petition on the same day in respect of the Crime No.22 of 2025, dated 24.01.2025 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Ramanatham, Cuddalore District.

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 and District Sessions Judge, Cuddalore, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.22 of 2025 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.

It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioners and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petition on the same day does not amount to consider it favourably. 4.

With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

mn To

1. The learned Principal and District Sessions Judge, Cuddalore.

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

3. The Inspector of Police, Ramantham Police Station, Cuddalore District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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