Selvakumar v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 08.03.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA CRL.O.P.NO.5295 OF 2022 Selvakumar ... Petitioner/Accused No.2 .Vs.
1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thittakudi, Cuddalore District.
2. The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Thittakudi Police Station, Cuddalore District.
(Crime No.63 of 2022) ... Respondents PRAYER:- This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Special Court for exclusive trial of SC and ST cases, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District to accept the surrender of the Petitioner herein concerned in S.C.No.13 of 2020 on the file of learned Special Court for exclusive trial of SC and ST cases, Cuddalore and consider the bail petition on the same day itself.
For Petitioners : Mr.M.R.Elavarasan For Respondents : Mr.V.Meghanathan Government Advocate (Criminal side)
O R D E R
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of SC and ST cases, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District to accept the surrender of the Petitioner herein in S.C.No.13 of 2020 on the file of the Special Court for exclusive trial of SC and ST cases, Cuddalore and consider the bail petition on the same day itself.
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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 learned Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of SC and ST cases, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District, to consider the petitioner bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with S.C.No.13 of 2020 on the file of the Special Court for exclusive trial of SC and ST cases, Cuddalore and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. 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 IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/sai To 1.
The Special Court for exclusive trial of SC and ST cases, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District 2.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thittakudi, Cuddalore District.
3.
The Inspector of Police, Thittakudi Police Station, Cuddalore District.
4.
The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.
+1cc to Mr.M.R.Elavarasan, Advocate, S.R.No.15462 CRL.O.P.NO.5295 OF 2022 PM(CO) PBS/09/03/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/