Veerakumar, v. The State Rep By Its,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.04.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.OP.No.10701 of 2018 Veerakumar ... Petitioner Vs State rep. by its Inspector of Police Koradachery Police Station Koradachery, Thiruvarur.

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the Additional Sessions Judge, Thanjavur for SC & ST Act to consider their surrender and pass appropriate orders on the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day in connection with Crime No.90 of 2018 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Prabu For Respondent :

Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the Additional Sessions Judge, Thanjavur for SC & ST Act, to consider their surrender and pass appropriate orders on the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day in connection with Crime No.90 of 2018 on the file of the respondent police.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 294(b), 506(ii) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, Amendment 2015 and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail application and therefore, the petitioner has come forward with the said prayer.

3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) takes notice for the respondent.

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4. Considering the submissions of both sides and also considering the nature of the prayer in this case in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that the petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail, the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Thanjavur for SC & ST Act is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioner filing such petition in connection with Crime No.90 of 2018 pending on the file of the respondent police, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and dispose of the same in accordance with law on the same day.

With this observation, this criminal original petition is disposed of.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-IX) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar mk To

1. The Additional Sessions Judge, Thanjavur for SC & ST Act

2. The Inspector of Police Koradachery Police Station Koradachery, Thiruvarur.

3. The Government Advocate (Crl.Side), High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to Mr.D.Prabu, Advocate sr 25234.

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