Praveen Bharathan Shankar v. The Commissioner Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.06.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN Crl.O.P.No.13904 of 2024 Praveen Bharathan Shankar ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Commissioner of Police Office of Commissioner of Police Vepery, Chennai.

2. State by The Inspector of Police North Beach Police Station, Chennai District (Crime.No.166 of 2024) 3.Mugeshkanna ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the Principal Sessions Court, Chennai, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail petition in Cr.No.166 of 2024 pending on the file of the second respondent police on the same day.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Jaikumar For Respondents : Mr.S.Udaya Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition is filed seeking direction to consider the Bail application of the petitioner herein, who apprehends arrest for the offence under SC/ST Act.

2.

In view of Section 15A of the SC & ST Act, the prayer in this petition cannot be acceded and therefore, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial Court that there should not be violation of mandate spirit of the Statute. 14.06.2024 Index : Yes/No gv 2/4

To 1.The Principal Sessions Court, Chennai, 2.The Commissioner of Police Office of Commissioner of Police Vepery, Chennai.

3. The Inspector of Police North Beach Police Station, Chennai District (Crime.No.166 of 2024) 4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN,J.

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