Madras High CourtCRL OP/6551/2022ordered

Venkat @ Vengatesan v. State Rep.By

2022-03-23Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.03.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.6551 of 2022 Venkat @ Vengatesan ... Petitioner/Accused Vs.

State rep by The Inspector of Police, Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur District.

Crime No.95/2022 ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Ariyalur to accept the surrender and consider the bail petition to be filed by the petitioner on the same day in Crime No.95 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner :

Mr.A.V.Raja For Respondent :

Mr.V.Meganathan, Government Advocate (crl.side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Principal Sessions Judge, Ariyalur to accept the surrender and consider the bail petition to be filed by the petitioner on the same day in Crime No.95 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police.

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 Principal Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, to consider the petitioner bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.95 of 2022 on the file of the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

respondent police and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due 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(CS-II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/sai To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge, Ariyalur

2. The Inspector of Police, Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur District.

Crime No.95/2022

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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