Madras High CourtCRL OP/25566/2015disposed of

Vignesh v. State Rep By

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.O.P.No.25566 of 2015 1.Vignesh 2.Siva 3.Karthi 4.Jagan ... Petitioners/Accused 1 to 4 Vs State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Aanamalai Police Station, Coimbatore District.

... Respondent/Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the learned District Sessions Judge, Coimbatore to consider the petitioners bail application to be filed in Crime No.325 of 2015 on the file of the respondent police on the same day.

For Petitioners : Mr.C.Ramkumar For Respondent : Mr.C.Emalias, Additional Public Prosecutor

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 District Sessions Judge, Coimbatore to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day on their surrender in Crime No.325 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 342, 294[b], 323, 506[i] IPC, r/w 3[i][r] [s] of SC & ST [Prevention of Atrocities] Act, 1989 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. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 District Sessions Judge, Coimbatore is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioners filing such petition in Crime No.325 of 2015 on the file of the respondent police and dispose of the same on merits, in accordance with law on the same day.

With this observation, this petition is disposed of accordingly.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gya To 1.The District Sessions Judge, Coimbatore.

2.The Inspector of Police, Aanamalai Police Station, Coimbatore District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to M/s.C.RamKumar, Advocate, S.R.No.55928 CRL.OP.No.25566 of 2015 UG(CO) CA(14/10/2015) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/