Madras High CourtCRL OP/22220/2015closed

Mr.Senthil v. The State By

2015-09-03Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 03.09.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.OP.No.22220 of 2015 1.Senthil 2.Selvamani 3.Selvam 4.Anand 5.Velayutham 6.Shanmugam 7.Govindasamy 8.Devar 9.Dinesh 10.Arunachalam 11.Hari .. Petitioners/Accused Vs.

The State by Inspector of Police, Thandrampattu Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

.. Respondent/Complainant (Crime No.258/15) Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge, Vellore to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the bail petition on the very same day in Crime No.258 of 2015 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Silambuselvan For Respondent : Mr.C.Emalias, APP

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have come forward with this petition seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District Sessions Judge, Vellore to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day on their surrender in Crime No.258 of 2015 pending on the file of the respondent.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that the petitioners have been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 148, 524, 506[ii] IPC r/w 3[1] [r] of Prevention of Atrocities Amendment Ordinance 2014, the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail application and therefore, the petitioners have come forward with the said prayer.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor takes notice for the respondent.

4. Considering the submissions of both sides and also considering the nature of the prayer in this case, in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the SC & ST [Prevention of Atrocities] Act that the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail, the learned Principal District Sessions Judge, Vellore is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioners filing such petition in Crime No.258 of 2015 on the file of the respondent police and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law on the same day.

With this observation, this petition is disposed of accordingly.

-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The Principal District Sessions Judge, Vellore.

2.The Inspector of Police, Thandrampattu Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 cc to Mr.S.Silambu selvan Advocate sr.47308 CRL.OP.No.22220 of 2015 aa03/09/2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/