Madras High CourtCRL OP/7929/2018ordered

Suresh, Aged 25 Years, v. State Rep. By

2018-03-15Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15.03.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.7929 of 2018 Suresh ..Petitioner Vs State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kumaratchi Police Station, Cuddalore District ..Respondent (Crime No.151 of 2014) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned District and Sessions Judge, Cuddalore to accept the surrender of the petitioner in Crime No.151 of 2014 on the file of the Respondent Police (in P.R.C.No.11 of 2016 J.M.II, Chidambaram) and consider the Bail application For Petitioner : Mr.R.Chakkaravarthy For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate (Crl. Side) *****

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the Special Court/ learned District and Sessions Judge, Cuddalore, to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.151 of 2014, 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 Special Court/learned District and Sessions Judge, Cuddalore, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Cr.No.151 of 2014 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim. The petitioner 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 IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar dh To

1. The District and Sessions Judge, Cuddalore.

2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

3. The Judicial Magistrate II, Chidambaram.

+1cc to Mr.R.Chakkaravarthy, Advocate, S.R.No.19644 CRL.O.P.No.7929 of 2018 RRK(16/03/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/