Madras High CourtCRL OP/7511/2018ordered

Jehadeeswaran, v. The State Rep. By Its

2018-03-12Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.03.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.7511 of 2018 Jehadeeswaran ..Petitioner/acccused Vs State represented by The Inspector of Police, V.Kalathur Police Station, Perambalur District.

...Respondent/complainant

(Crime No. 66 of 2018) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Perambalur to accept the petitioner surrender and allow him to file bail petition in Crime No.66 if 2018 dated 22.02.2018 on the file of the respondent police and consider his bail on the same day.

For Petitioner : M/s. E.C.Ramesh For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Court, Perambalur, to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.66 of 2018 dated 22.02.2018, 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 Sessions Court, Perambalur, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Cr.No. 66 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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar smn To

1. The Inspector of Police,V.Kalathur Police Station,Perambalur District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. +1 CC to M/s. E.C.Ramesh, advocate sr18322.

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