Padma@Padmavathi v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.8831 of 2022 1.Padma @ Padmavathi 2.Madhammal 3.Ammakannu

...Petitioners/Accused 1&3

Vs.

The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Nanagavalli Police Station, Salem District.

(Crime No.65/2022)

...Respondent/Complainant

PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the District and Sessions Court, Salem (Special Judge for SC & ST Act) to consider the petitioner's surrender and pass an appropriate orders on the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day itself in connection with the Crime No.65 of 2022 on the file of Nangavalli Police Station, Salem District.

For Petitioners : Mr.T.Ganesan 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 District and Sessions Court, Salem (Special Judge for SC & ST Act) to consider the petitioner's surrender and pass an appropriate orders on the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day in connection with the Crime No.65 of 2022 on the file of Nangavalli Police Station, Salem District.

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 District and Sessions Court, Salem (Special Judge for SC & ST Act), to https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

consider the petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.65 of 2022 on the file of the 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 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 II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/sai To

1. The District and Sessions Judge, Salem (Special Judge for SC & ST Act)

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

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.T.Ganesan, Advocate, S.R.No.26710 Crl.O.P.No.8831 of 2022 AK-II(CO) KKV/21/04/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/