Madras High CourtCRL OP/8513/2018ordered

Poornimadevi, F/A 36 Years, v. The State Rep By Its,

2018-03-20Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.03.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.8513 of 2018 Poornimadevi ..Petitioner Vs State Represented by The Sub Inspector of Police, Erode North Police Station, Erode, Cr. No.137 of 2018 ..Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge/Special Court, Erode to consider the Bail Application of the petitioner herein in connection with Crime No.137 of 2018 pending on the file of the respondent, on the very day of her surrender.

For Petitioner : M/s.R.Marudhachalamurthy For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the Special Court/Principal District Sessions Judge, Erode, to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.137 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 Special Court/Principal District Sessions Judge, Erode, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Cr.No.137 of 2018 and pass https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

Sd ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ( AUDIT ) TURE COPY SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To

1. The Principal District Sessions Court, Erode.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 1CC TO MR.R.MARUTHACHALAMURTHY, ADVOCATE SR.NO.:21230 CRL.O.P.No.8513 of 2018 DM 5 APRIL 18 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/