J.Ramanujam v. Deputy Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.06.2022 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.14102 of 2022 J.Ramanujam

...Petitioner / Sole Accused

Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gingee Division, Villupuram District.

2.The State Rep. By the Inspector of Police, Kanjanur Police Station, Villupuram District.

Crime No159 of 2022.

...Respondents

PRAYER : This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the District & Sessions Court (PCR) at Villupuram to consider the bail application on merits and dispose of the application on the same day, in Crime No.159 of 2022 pending on the file of the second respondent police. For Petitioner :

Mr.N.S.Kishore Kumar For Respondents :

Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the District & Sessions Court (PCR) at Villupuram to consider the bail application on merits and dispose of the application on the same day, in Crime No.159 of 2022 pending on the file of the second 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 provision for anticipatory bail, there shall be a direction to the District & Sessions Court (PCR) at Villupuram to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.159 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent police and pass https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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-IV) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar shk/nr To 1.The District & Sessions Court (PCR) at Villupuram 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gingee Division, Villupuram District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Kanjanur Police Station, Villupuram District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.N.S.Kishore Kumar, Advocate, Sr.No.37357 Crl.O.P.No.14102 of 2022 VBM(CO) RVM(30/06/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/