Madras High CourtCRL OP/15135/2020disposed of

Vaithiyanathasamy @ Vaitha v. The State Rep.By

2020-09-25Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.09.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.15135 of 2020 1.Vaithiyanathasamy @ Vaitha 2.Mariappan 3.Vijay 4.Vasu @ Vasudevan 5.Moorthy ... Petitioners Vs.

State Rep by its The Inspector of Police Manalmedu Police Station Nagapattinam District.

(Crime No.1019 of 2020)

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam, to consider and pass the orders on the bail application on the very same day in the event of the petitioners surrendering before the Court and filing Bail application in connection with the above Crime No.1019 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners: Mr.V.Sakkarapani For Respondent : Mr.S.Karthikeyan Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

The Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam, to consider and pass the orders on the bail application on the very same day in the event of the petitioners surrendering before the Court and filing Bail application in connection with the above Crime No.1019 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

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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 Principal Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 1019 of 2020 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15(a) of the SC/ST Act. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days 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 //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar Jer To 1.The Principal Sessions Judge Nagapattinam.

2.The Inspector of Police Manalmedu Police Station Nagapattinam District.

3.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras.

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