Madras High CourtCRL OP/8473/2018ordered

Pradeep, M/27 Yrs v. State Rep By:-

2018-03-19Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.03.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No. 8473 of 2018 1.Pradeep 2.Pradaap 3.S.Thangavel 4.K.Gopalakrishnan 5.Vinoth 6.Edwin ..Petitioners/Accused 2-7 Vs The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Erode Taluk Police Station, Erode District.

..Respondent/Complainant (Crime No. 139 of 2018) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal -cum-P.L.RJudge Sessions Judge, Erode (Special Court for SC & ST Act) to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein in Crime No.139 of 2018 on the file of the respondent and consider their bail petition on the same day itself.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Rajesh Vivekananthan For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate (Crl.Side) *****

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode (Special Court for SC & ST Act) to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 139 of 2018, 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 District and Sessions Judge, Erode (Special Court for https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

SC & ST Act) to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Cr.No. 139 of 2018 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim. The petitioner shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ak To

1. THE PRINCIPAL CUM PCR JUDGE, SESSIONS JUDGE, (SPECIAL COURT FOR SC & ST ACT) ERODE 2.THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERODE TALUK POLICE STATION, ERODE DISTRICT.

3. THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

+1cc to Mr.R.RAJESHVIVEKANANTHAN, Advocate, S.R.No. 20608 CRL.O.P.No.8473 of 2018 TR(20/03/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/