Madras High CourtCRL OP/14742/2022ordered

Velayutham v. The State Rep By Its,

2022-06-28Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.14742 of 2022 1Velayutham 2.Kumarasamy ... Petitioners

Versus

State through The Sub Inspector of Police Kaikalathur Police Station Perambalur.

(Crime No.82 of 2022) ... Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the Hon'ble Special Court for cases under SC/ST Act, Perambalur to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.82 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners :

Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar For Respondent :

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

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the the Special Court for cases under SC/ST Act, Perambalur to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.82 of 2022 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) 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 cases under SC/ST Act, Perambalur, to consider the petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

their surrender in connection with Crime No.82 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. 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(CS-VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar dhk To

1. Special Court for cases under SC/ST Act, Perambalur

2. The Sub Inspector of Police Kaikalathur Police Station Perambalur.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar, Advocate, S.R.No.40288 Crl.O.P.No.14742 of 2022 SKM(CO) UMA(08/07/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/