Rajeswari v. The Deputy Superintendent Of

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.9343 of 2022

1. Rajeswari

2. R.Vijayalakshmi

3. S.Rajendran ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur (Town) & District.

2. The State Rep by its Inspector of Police, Ariyalur All Women's Police Station, Ariyalur Taluk, Ariyalur District.

(Crime No.14 of 2022) ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to grant an order of direction directing the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, to consider the bail application of the petitioners, in the event of their surrender in Crime No.14 of 2022, on the file of the Respondent Police, on the same day.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Gopinath For Respondents : 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 District and Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, to consider the bail application of the petitioners, in the event of their surrender in Crime No.14 of 2022, on the file of the Respondent Police, on the same day.

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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, to consider the petitioner bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.14 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 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-II) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nti/sai To 1.The learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ariyalur 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ariyaluur (Town) & District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Ariyalur All Women's Police Station, Ariyalur Taluk, Ariyalur District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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