Seerangan v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR CRL.O.P.NO.14267 OF 2022 1.Seerangan 2.Kuppusamy 3.Muniyan 4.Karthik 5.Vengadajalam 6.Murugesan 7.Ganesah 8.Kumar

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sankari Circle, Salem District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Poolampatti Police Station, Salem District Crime No.270 of 2021.

...Respondents

PRAYER : This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the Special Court for SC ST Court, Salem to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day on their surrender before the court in connection with the case in Crime No.270 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners :

Mr.T.N.Rangesh Kanna For Respondents :

Mr.N.Muthuvel Government Advocate(Crl.side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct learned Special Court for SC ST Court, Salem to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day on their surrender before the court in connection with the case in Crime No.270 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police.

2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Special Court for SC ST Court, Salem to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.270 of 2021 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(CO) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar nr/rpp To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sankari Circle, Salem District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Poolampatti Police Station, Salem District.

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

4.The Special Court for SC/ST Court, Salem.

+1cc to Mr.T.N.Rangesh Kanna, Advocate Sr.No.37975 Crl.O.P.No.14267 of 2022 CA(CO) RVM(05/07/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/