Madras High CourtCRL OP/2106/2018ordered

Murugan @ Muniyappan, v. State By

2018-01-25Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.01.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.2106 of 2018

1. Murugan @ Muniyappan 2.Arul @ Munusamy 3.Murali 4.Ramachandran @ Shanmugam 5.Sakthidoss 6.Gopi ..Petitioners Vs The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kottakuppam Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No. 64 of 2018) ..Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Principal District and Sessions Judge, (Special Court under SC & ST Atrocities Act )Villupuram to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender before the Court in connection with Crime No. 64 of 2018 on the file of the respondent Police. For Petitioners: Mr.K.Balu For Respondent : Mrs.Kritika Kamal.P Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the Principal District and Sessions Judge/Special Court constituted under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Villupuram to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 64 of 2018, 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 Principal District and Sessions Judge/Special Court constituted under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Villupuram to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

their surrender in connection with Crime No. 64 of 2018 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(CO) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar dh To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Villupuram.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kottakuppam Police Station, Villupuram District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.K.Balu, Advocate SR.No.2918 CRL.O.P.No.2106 of 2018 SV(CO) GN(29/01/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/