R.Venkatachalam v. The State Rep By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR CRL.O.P.NO.13523 OF 2022 R.Venkatachalam

...Petitioner / Accused

Vs.

1.The State rep. By The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chengam Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Sathanurdam Police Station, Thiruvannamalai.

...Respondents / Complainant

PRAYER : This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act), Thiruvannamalai to accept his surrender and consider his bail application on the same day with respect to Cr.No.125 of 2022 pending on the file of respondent police.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Rajkumarfranklin For Respondents :

Mr.N.Muthuvel, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act), Thiruvannamalai to accept his surrender and consider his bail application on the same day with respect to Crime No.125 of 2022 pending on the file of respondent police.

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 fact that there is no provisions for Anticipatory Bail, there shall be a direction to l learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act), Thiruvannamalai to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

surrender in connection with Crime No.125 of 2022 on the file of the second 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 petitioner 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-VII) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar shk/nr To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act), Thiruvannamalai 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chengam Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Sathanurdam Police Station, Thiruvannamalai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

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