Madras High CourtCRL OP/12952/2024disposed of

Raja v. State Rep By

2024-05-30Honourable Mr Justice S. Sounthar5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.05.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. SOUNTHAR 1.Raja 2.Abinash 3.Ajith 4.Praveen Kumar 5.Kaviarasan 6.Thirumal 7.Akash 8.Dilli Durai 9.Gibi [Ramasamy] 10.Vasudevan 11.Sachin ... Petitioners

Versus

1.State rep., by The Inspector of Police, Anandapuram Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No.224 of 2024) ... Respondents PRAYER : The Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Special Court for SC/ST, Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.224 of 2024 on the file of respondent police and consider their bail 1/5

petitions on the same day itself and thus render justice. For Petitioners :

Mr. A. Rajavel For Respondent :

Mr. S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to direct the learned Special Court for SC/ST, Villupuram, to Consider the bail petition of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.224 of 2024 on the file of the above 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 possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to learned Special Court for SC/ST, Villupuram, to consider the petitioners' bail applications, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.224 of 2024 on the file of the respondent and pass 2/5

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 two weeks from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

30.05.2024 Vv Index: Yes/No Speaking Order / Non-Speaking Order To

1. The Special Court for SC/ST, Villupuram.

2. The Inspector of Police, Anandapuram Police Station, Villupuram District.

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

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