Madras High CourtCRL OP/26755/2017ordered

S.Selvaraj (57) v. State Rep.By

2017-12-06Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06.12.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.26755 of 2017 1.S.Selvaraj 2.P.Ananthakrishnan

...Petitioners

Vs State rep. by Inspector of Police, Gomangalam Police Station, Coimbatore District.

...Respondent

(Crime No. 178 of 2016) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore to consider their bail application on the same day on surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.178/2016 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.M.N.Balakrishnan For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore, to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.178/2016, since the offences are pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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 District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

their surrender in connection with Cr.No. 178/2016 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nmm/ak To 1.The learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Coimbatore.

2.The Inspector of Police, Gomangalam Police Station, Coimbatore District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.M.N.BALAKRISHNAN Advocate, S.R.No. 86620 CRL.O.P.No.26755 of 2017 TR(07/12/2017) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/