Madras High CourtCRL OP/25508/2017ordered

Ravi@Govindasmay, M/A.45 Years v. The State Rep By

2017-11-23Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.11.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.25508 of 2017 1.Ravi @ Govindasamy 2.Ravichandran 3.Muthu 4.Ayutham @ Manikandan 5.Jagadhambal 6.Muthu @ Subramaniyam 7.Sundar 8.Murugan 9.Chinnaraj 10.Jayabal 11.Elavarasan 12.Maheshwari

...Petitioners

Vs The State Rep by Inspector of the Police, Udayarpalayam Police Station, Ariyalur District.

(Crime No.300 of 2017)

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned District and Session Judge Ariyalur, to consider the petitioners bail application on the same in Crime No.300/2017 on the file of the respondent/police. For Petitioners : Mr.P.Tamilavel For Respondent : Mr.C. Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned District and Session Judge, (Special Judge for SC/ST) at Ariyalur, to consider the petitioner's bail petition on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.300 of 2016, since the offences are pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 learned District and Session Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST) at Ariyalur, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.300 of 2017 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim. The petitioner shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar dh/dpq To

1. The learned District and Session Judge, Ariyalur.

2. The Inspector of the Police, Udayarpalayam Police Station, Ariyalur District.

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.P.Tamilvel, Advocate, S.R.No. 83431 CRL.O.P.No.25508 of 2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/