Madras High CourtCRL OP/10885/2020allowed

C.Singaravelan @ Murali v. State By

2020-07-22Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.07.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P.No.10885 of 2020 C.Singaravelan @ Murali, Male, Aged 37 years S/o.Chandrasekaran No.15, Andiyappar Street Ariyalur-621 704 Ariyalur District.

... Petitioner/Accused Vs State by The Inspector of Police, Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur (Crime No.1016 of 2020) ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned District and Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, (Special Court for PCR Cases, Ariyalur) to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of the surrender of the petitioner in Crime No.1016 of 2020 on the file of the Respondent herein.

For Petitioner : Mr. B.Mahendra Naidu For Respondent : Mr.S.Karthikeyan, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

This petition is filed seeking for a direction to the District and Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, (Special Court for PCR Cases, Ariyalur) to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.1016 of 2020 on the file of the Respondent herein, 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the District and Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, (Special Court for PCR Cases, Ariyalur), to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No. 1016 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 Act. 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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar uma To 1.The District and Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, (Special Court for PCR Cases,Ariyalur)

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. CRL.O.P.No.10885 of 2020 KK(CO) SP(29/09/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/