Raja v. State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01.09.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.13371 of 2020 1.Raja S/o Vairappan Melakadu, Kuravapulam Vedaranyam Taluk Nagapattinam District.

2.Murugesan S/o Ramasamy Mudaliyar Kuthagai Ayakkaranpulam 2nd Sethi Vedaranyam Taluk Nagapattinam District ... Petitioners Vs.

State Rep by its The Inspector of Police Velipalayam Police Station Nagapattinam District.

(Crime No.998/2020)

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail petition filed by the petitioners in respect of the Crime No.998 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police and pass an order on merit on the same day.

For Petitioners: Mr.N.Palanivel For Respondent : Mr.S.Karthikeyan Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the bail petition filed by the petitioners in respect of the Crime No.998 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police and pass an order on merit on the same day.

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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 Principal District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 998 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 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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Principal District Sessions Judge Nagapattinam.

2. The Inspector of Police Velipalayam Police Station Nagapattinam District.

3. The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras.

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