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Seal @ Gunaseelan v. The Superintendent Of Police

2022-03-29Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.03.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.6981 of 2022 Seal @ Gunaseelan ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent Office, Salem District.

2. The State rep by, The Inspector of Police, Karumalaikoodal Police Station, Salem District.

(Crime No.45 of 2022) ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of surrender in Crime No.45 of 2022 before the Court on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Mariappan, For Respondents : 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 learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of surrender in Crime No.45 of 2022 before the Court 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Principal Sessions Judge, Salem, to consider the petitioner bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.45 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent 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 III) /True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/sai To

1. The learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Superintendent Office, Salem District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Karumalaikoodal Police Station, Salem District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+2ccs to Mr.M.Mariappan, Advocate, S.R.No.20913, 20973 Crl.O.P.No.6981 of 2022 RSV[co] NSK 30/03/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/