Madras High CourtCRL OP/5625/2022disposed of

Anjugam v. The Inspector Of Police

2022-03-11Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.03.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.5625 of 2022 Anjugam ... Petitioner/Accused Vs.

State:Rep. By The Inspector of Police, Taluk Police Station, Thiruvannamalai Town, Thiruvannamalai District.

... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Special Judge, (Principal District and Sessions Judge), Thiruvannamalai District, to consider the bail application in the case in Crime No.157 of 2022 on the file of the respondent/complainant on their surrender on the same day.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Sivakumar For Respondent : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Special Judge, (Principal District and Sessions Judge), Thiruvannamalai District, to consider the bail application in the case in Crime No.157 of 2022 on the file of the respondent on their surrender on the same day.

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 Special Judge, (Principal District and Sessions Judge), Thiruvannamalai District, to consider the petitioner bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.157 of 2022 on the file of the respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

opportunity to the victim 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(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/sai To

1. The Special Judge, (Principal District and Sessions Judge), Thiruvannamalai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Taluk Police Station, Thiruvannamalai Town, Thiruvannamalai District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.P.Muthumari, Advocate, S.R.No.16431 Crl.O.P.No.5625 of 2022 MG(CO) KM(14/03/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/