Madras High CourtCRL OP/24861/2015disposed of

C. Venkatesan @ Rattinam v. The State By Inspector Of

2015-10-13Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 13.10.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.OP.No.24861 of 2015 C.Venkatesan @ Rattinam .. Petitioner/Accussed-I Vs.

The State by Inspector of Police, Cheyyar Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.

.. Respondent/Complainant Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvannamalai District to accept the surrender of the petitioner/ accused-1 in P.R.C.No.9/2013 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Cheyyar, Thiruvannamalai District and consider his bail application of the petitioner on the same day.

For Petitioner : Mr.E.Sathiyaraj For Respondent : Mr.C.Emalias, APP

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking for a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvannamalai District to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day on his surrender in PRC.No.9 of 2013 pending on the file of the respondent.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner has been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 147,148,341,323,324,307 I.P.C., r/w 3[1][x] of SC & ST [Prevention of Atrocities] Act and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail application and therefore, the petitioner has 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 petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail, the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvannamalai District is https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioner filing such petition in PRC.No.9 of 2013 on the file of the respondent police, and dispose of the same on merits, in accordance with law.

With this observation, this petition is disposed of accordingly. gya Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge, Thiruvannamalai District.

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

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 C.C. to MR.E.Sathiyaraj, Advocate in Sr.No.56220 CRL.OP.No.24861 of 2015 TEJ(CO) sd : 14/10/2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/