Madras High CourtCRL OP/14011/2022ordered

Manjula v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2022-06-21Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.14011 of 2022 1.Manjula 2.Janagi 3.Saraswathi ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode, Erode District.

2.The State, represented by The Inspector of Police, Vellithiruppur Police Station, Erode District.

(Crime No.139 of 2022) ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the bail application of the petitioners concerned in Crime No.139 of 2022, on the file of the second respondent on their surrender on the same day. For Petitioners : Mr.C.Ramkumar 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 learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the bail application of the petitioners concerned in Crime No.139 of 2022, on the file of the second respondent on their surrender on the same day.

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 learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.139 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 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(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/nr To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode, Erode District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Vellithiruppur Police Station, Erode District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.C.Ramkumar, Advocate, S.R.No.37778 Crl.O.P.No.14011 of 2022 PA(CO) SB(24/06/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/