Madras High CourtCRL OP/7623/2018ordered

Saravanan, Aged 31 Years, v. State By

2018-03-13Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 13.03.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No. 7623 of 2018 1.Saravanan 2.Sham Prasad 3.Alagiri 4.Saffan 5.Praveen Chandran ..Petitioners/Accused 1 to 5 Vs The State, Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Mayiladuthurai Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

..Respondent/Complainant (Crime No. 19 of 2018) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR) Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein before him concerned in Crime No.19 of 2018 on the file of the respondent and consider their bail petition on the same day itself. For Petitioners : Mr.P.M.Kumaravel For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR) Nagapattinam to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 19 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 learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR) Nagapattinam, to https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Cr.No. 19 of 2018 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 fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CS II ) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR), Nagapattinam 2.The Inspector of Police, Mayiladuthurai Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.P.M.Kumaravel, Advocate sr.18790 CRL.O.P.No.7623 of 2018 nr 14/03/2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/