Vetri @ Vetrivel, Aged 29 Yrs, v. State Rep. By,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.11.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.OP.No.25386 of 2016 Vetri @ Vetrivel ... Petitioner Vs State Represented by Inspector of Police Thirumakottai Police Station, Thiruvarur District.

...Respondent

Prayer:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the Learned 1st Additional Sessions (PCR) Court, Thanjavur to consider the bail petition preferred by the petitioner upon his surrender in Crime No.118 of 2016 on the file of the respondent police on the same day.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Swami Subramanian For Respondent :

Mr.C.Emalias Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the I Additional Sessions (PCR) Court, Thanjavur to consider the bail petition preferred by the petitioner upon his surrender in Crime No.118 of 2016 on the file of the respondent police on the same day.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 294(b), 352 and 506(i) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), & 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, Amendment 2015 and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioner https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.

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 S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that the petitioner cannot move any anticipatory bail, the I Additional Sessions Court (PCR), Thanjavur is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioner filing such petition in connection with Crime No.118 of 2016 pending 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 consider the same in accordance with law on the same day.

With this observation, this criminal original petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The I Additional Sessions Court (PCR) Thanjavur.

2. The Inspector of Police Thirumakottai Police Station, Thiruvarur District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to Mr. Swami Subramanian, Advocate Sr.No.67434(29/11/2016) skv(CO) md(22/11/2016) Crl.OP.No.25386 of 2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/