Vignesh, M/A 24 Years, v. The State Rep By Its,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 04.09.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI CRL.O.P.No.21443 of 2018 1.Vignesh 2.Veerakumar 3.Bragadeesh @ Prasanth .. Petitioners Vs State rep. By the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Needamangalam Police Station, Tiruvarur District.

.. Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the I Additional District Judge (P.C.R. Act Cases), Thanjavur and to move the Bail Petition and direct the Court of I Additional District Judge (P.C.R. Act Cases), Thanjavur to consider and dispose of the same on the same date.

For Petitioners : Ms.O.S.Thilak Pasumbadiar For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan, Govt. Advocate

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners have come forward with this petition seeking for a direction to the learned I Additional District Judge (P.C.R. Act Cases), Thanjavur and to move the Bail Petition and direct the Court of I Additional District Judge (P.C.R. Act Cases), Thanjavur to consider and dispose of the same on the same date.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners also submit that the petitioners have been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) of IPC and 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail application and therefore, the petitioners have come forward with the said prayer.

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3. The learned Government Advocate 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 I Additional District Judge (P.C.R. Act Cases), Thanjavur is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioners filing such petition in Crime No.77 of 2018 on the file of the respondent police within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law on the same day.

With the above observation, this petition is disposed of accordingly.

Sd/- Deputy Registrar //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsg1/gmd To 1.The I Additional District Judge (P.C.R. Act Cases), Thanjavur.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Needamangalam Police Station, Tiruvarur District 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.O.S.Thilak Pasum Badiyar, Advocate SR.No.61109 CRL.OP.No.21443 of 2018 GMY(18/09/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/