Sankaranarayanan v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA CRL.O.P.NO.8787 OF 2022 Sankaranarayanan ... Petitioner Vs.

The State rep by its

1. The Superintendent of Police,

2. The Inspector of Police, (Crime No.6 of 2022) ... Respondents PRAYER:

This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Principal Session District Judge (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 r/w New Amendment Act 2015 at Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioner connected in Crime No.06 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent police, Ulundurpet AWPS and consider the bail petition on the same day itself.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Karthikeyan For Respondent : 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 Session District Judge (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases registered under the

SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 r/w New Amendment Act 2015) at Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioner connected in Crime No.06 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent police, Ulundurpet AWPS and consider the bail petition on the same day itself.

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 Session District Judge (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 r/w New Amendment Act 2015) at Villupuram to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.06 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims 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 VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/sai To

1. The learned Principal Session District Judge (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 r/w New Amendment Act 2015) at Villupuram

2. The Superintendent of Police,

3. The Inspector of Police, (Crime No.6 of 2022)

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.D.Karthikeyan, Advocate, S.R.No.26660 [29/04/2022] Crl.O.P.No.8787 of 2022 PM(CO) PM/19/04/2022