Madras High CourtCRL OP/13214/2022granted

Santhosenaveen @ Santhosh Naveen v. State Rep By

2022-06-09Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.13214 of 2022 1.Sathosenaveen @ Sathosh Naveen 2.Francis Savier @ Frances Seviyar 3.Leema Josephine Mary 4.Ponnusaamy @ Ponnusamy 5.Hema @ Premalatha ... Petitioners Vs.

State by the Inspector of Police, All Women's Police Station, Bhavani, Erode District.

(Cr.No.12 of 2022) ... Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.12 of 2022 on the file of the respondent.

For Petitioners : Mr.J.Ranjithkumar For Respondent : Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam, Government Advocate (Crl.side) For defacto complainant: Mr.M.Gnanasekar

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.12 of 2022 on the file of the respondent.

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 learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode, to consider the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.12 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned Jurisdictional Court, within a period of one week 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-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/rgi To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode 2.All Women's Police Station, Bhavani, Erode District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.J.Ranjith Kumar, Advocate, S.R.No.34368 Crl.O.P.No.13214 of 2022 MT(CO) SB(17/06/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/