Sridhar, M/A.30 Yrs v. State By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.02.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.4654 of 2018

1. Sridhar

2. Jaya Deepan

3. Raj Kumar

4. Sivaganth

5. Manimaran 6.Nadarajan 7.Thambidurai ..Petitioners Vs State represented by Inspector of Police, Manalmedu Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

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Respondent (Crime No. 54 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 District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein before him concerned in Crime No.54 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of police, Manalmedu Police Station, Nagapattinam District and consider their bail petition on the same day itself and pass orders. For Petitioner : M/s. P.M.Kumaravel For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate(Crl Side) ***** https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge(PCR) Nagapattinam District, to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.54 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 District, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Cr.No.

54 of 2018 and pass 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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar smn To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge(PCR), Nagapattinam District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

3. The Inspector of Police,Manalmedu Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

+1cc to Mr.M.Kumaravel, Advocate, S.R.No.12139 CRL.O.P.No.4654 of 2018 RRK(19/02/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/