Madras High CourtCRL OP/9197/2022allowed

Rani v. The State Rep By

2022-04-25Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.9197 of 2022

1. Rani

2. Sudhakar

3. Divakar

4. Murugesan ... Petitioners Vs.

1. State Rep by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Omalur Sub Division, Salem District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Tholasampatty Police Station, Salem District.

(Crime No.78 /2022) ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Salem, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider their bail petitions on the same day in Crime No.78 of 2022 on the file of the 2nd respondent Police. For Petitioners : Mr.C.Deepak Kumar For Respondents : Mr.V.Meganathan, Government Advocate (Crl. side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Salem, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider their bail petitions on the same day in Crime No.78 of 2022 on the file of the 2nd 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Salem, to consider the petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.78 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 petitioners 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 IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar NTI/SAI To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Salem

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Omalur Sub Division, Salem District.

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

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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