Rajavelu, Aged 40 Years v. Sub Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.04.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.OP.No.12142 of 2018 1.Rajavelu 2.Prabhu @ Ramachandran 3.Sathees @ Satgeeskumar 4.Pavadai 5.Sampath.

... Petitioners Vs Sub-Inspector of Police Keezakuppam Police Station Villupuram District.

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to grant bail to the petitioners on their appearance on the same day in Crime No.150 of 2018 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners :

Mr.V.Karthikeyan For Respondent :

Mrs.Kritika Kamal.P Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the Principal Sessions Judge, Villupuram, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to grant bail to the petitioners on their appearance on the same day in Crime No.150 of 2018 on the file of the respondent police.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324, 427 and 506(ii) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, Amendment 2015 and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail application and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

therefore, the petitioners have come forward with the said prayer.

3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) takes notice for the respondent.

4. Considering the submissions of both sides and also considering the nature of the prayer in this case in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail, the Principal Sessions Judge, Villupuram, is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioners filing such petition in connection with Crime No.150 of 2018 pending on the file of the respondent / police within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and consider the same in accordance with law on the same day.

With this observation, this criminal original petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mk To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge, Villupuram.

2. The Sub-Inspector of Police Keezakuppam Police Station Villupuram District.

3. The Government Advocate (Crl. Side) High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.V.Karthikeyan, Advocate SR.No.30555 Crl.OP.No.12142 of 2018 NRL(CO) GN(26/04/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/