Madras High CourtCRL OP/19512/2018disposed of

Ranjith @ Ranjith Kumar v. The State Rep. By

2018-08-03Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 03.08.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.O.P.No.19512 of 2018 Ranjith @ Ranjith Kumar .. Petitioner Vs The State rep. by Inspector of Police, Kadaladi Police Station, Kadaladi, Tiruvannamalai District.

.. Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., praying to direct the Sessions Court, Tiruvannamalai to consider the bail petition of the petitioner, proposed to be filed, in Crime No.335 of 2017 pending on the file of the respondent and pass orders on the same day when the petitioner has surrendered before the above said Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.Sarathi Chandran For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj, APP

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking for a direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day on his surrender in Crime No.335 of 2017 pending on the file of the respondent.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner has been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 148, 323, 324 and 506[ii] IPC r/w Section 3(1)(s) of SC/ST [POA] Amendment Act, 2015 and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail application and therefore, the petitioner has come forward with the said prayer.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor takes notice for the respondent.

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4.Considering the submissions of both sides and also considering the nature of the prayer in this case, in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST [POA] Amendment Act that the petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail, the learned Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioner filing such petition in Crime No.335 of 2017 on the file of the respondent police within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law on the same day.

With the above observation, this petition is disposed of accordingly.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gya To 1.The Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kadaladi Police Station, Kadaladi, Tiruvannamalai District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.SARATHCHANDRAN, Advocate, S.R.No. 53316 CRL.OP.No.19512 of 2018 SPD(CO) TR(06/08/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/