Ranjith @ Ranjith Kumar, v. The State Rep By,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15.12.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.27859 of 2017 Ranjith @ Ranjith Kumar ..Petitioner Vs The State, Rep by, Inspector of Police, Kadaladi Police Station, Kadaladi, Tiruvannamalai District.

...Respondent

(Crime No. 335 of 2017) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Sessions Court, Tiruvannamalai, to consider the bail application of the petitioner, proposed to be filed, in Crime No.335 of 2017 pending on the file of the respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Jawahar For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the Sessions Court, Thiruvannamalai, to consider the petitioner's bail petition on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.335 of 2017, 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 Sessions Court, Thiruvannamalai, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Cr.No. 335 of 2017 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording due opportunity to the victim.

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

1.

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To 1.The Sessions Court, Thiruvannamalai.

2.TheInspector of Police, Kadalaki Police Station, Kadaladi, Tiruvannamalai District.

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

M.S. RAMESH.J., nmm CRL.O.P.No.27859 of 2017 15.12.2017