Madras High CourtCRL OP/28371/2017ordered

Vinoth @ Vinothkumar Aged 32 v. The State Rep By

2017-12-19Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.12.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH CRL.O.P.No.28371 of 2017 1.Vinoth @ Vinothkumar 2.Tamilselvan ... Petitioners Vs The State rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Perambur Police Station, Perambur, Nagapattinam District.

Crime No.369 of 2017 ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam, to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein and consider the Bail Petition concerned in Crime No.369 of 2017 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Permabur police station, Nagapattinam District on the same day itself. For Petitioners : Mr.C.T.Saravanan For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the Learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam to consider the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.369 of 2017, since the offences are pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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M.S. RAMESH.J., klt 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 Learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Cr.No.369 of 2017 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 the receipt of a copy of this Order.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 19.12.2017 Index:Yes/No Note: Issue order copy on or before 20.12.2017 klt To

1. The Inspector of Police, Perambur Police Station, Perambur, Nagapattinam District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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