Madras High CourtCRL OP/10805/2020allowed

Balu v. State Rep.By

2020-07-21Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21.07.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P.No.10805 of 2020 1.Balu 2.Praveen Kumar 3.Rayar 4.Prema ... Petitioners Vs State by:

The Inspector of Police, Thiruvannamalai East Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.

(Crime No.2205 of 2020) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Special Court/Principal Sessions Court, Thiruvannamalai, to consider the petitioners bail petition on the same day of their surrender before the Court in connection with the Crime No.2205 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners: Mr.P.K.Ilavarasan For Respondent : Mr.S.Karthikeyan, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to direct the Special Court/Principal Sessions Court, Thiruvannamalai to consider the petitioners bail petition on the same day of their surrender before the Court in connection with the Crime No.2205 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

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/Principal Sessions Court, Thiruvannamalai, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.2205 of 2020 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15(a) of the SC/ST 1/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Act. 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.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar kv To

1. The Special Court/Principal Sessions Court, Thiruvannamalai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Thiruvannamalai East Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.

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

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