P.Venkadasan, M/A 47 Yrs, v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.03.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.7716 of 2018 P.Venkadasan ..Petitioner/ Accused Vs 1.The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, PCR Cell Police Station, Puducherry, State of Puducherry.

.. R1 Complainant

2. Sarala ..R2 Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal District and Session Judge at Puducherry Division to consider the petitioner bail application on the same day and accept the substantial sureties and release him on bail on the same day in pending investigation concerned in Crime No.6 of 2017 on the file of the first respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Ganesh 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 Session Judge at Puducherry Division, to consider the petitioner's bail petition on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.6 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 Principal District and Session Judge at Puducherry Division, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.6 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 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 VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nl To

1. The Principal District and Session Judge, Puducherry Diviision

2. The Inspector of Police, PCR Cell Police Station, Puducherry, State of Puducherry.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.V.Ganesh, Advocate, S.R.No.19457 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.19573 CRL.O.P.No.7716 of 2018 RSY(CO) RRK(15/03/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/