Kala, F/A 52 Years, v. The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.01.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.356 of 2018

1. Kala

2. Kannan ..Petitioners Vs

1. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District (Crime NO. 33 of 2017)

2. The Superintendent of Police, Tiuruvannamalai District, Tiruvnannamalai.

..Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai to accept the surrender of the petitioners before the Court in connection with Crime No. 33 of 2017 on the file of the respondent Police and consider their Bail Application on the same day itself.

For Petitioners : Mr.L.Mahendran For Respondent : Mrs.P.Krithika Kamal Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.33 of 2017, 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Cr.No. 33 of 2017 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of one week 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(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ak To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai.

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District

3. The Superintendent of Police, Tiuruvannamalai District, Tiruvnannamalai.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.L.Mahendran, Advocate, S.R.No.1193 CRL.O.P.No.356 of 2018 RRK(09/01/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/