Rakki @ Elumalai v. The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.09.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.24187 of 2019

1. Rakki @ Elumalai

2. Suriya Prakash

3. Venkatesan

4. Elumalai

5. Satheesh @ Satheesh Kumar

6. Kumaran @ Kumaravel

7. Vimal

8. Dinakaran

...Petitioners/

Accused No.1 to 6, 8,11 Vs State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Panamadangi Police Station, Vellore District.

...Respondent/Complainant

PRAYER:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Vellore, Vellore District to consider the petitioners' bail application on their surrender in Crime No.113 of 2019 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Panamadangi Police Station, Vellore District. For Petitioners: Mr.E.Kannadasan For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Vellore, Vellore District to consider the petitioners' bail application on their surrender in Crime No.113 of 2019 pending on the file of the respondent police, since the offence is pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Principal District & Sessions Judge, Vellore, Vellore District, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.113 of 2019 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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

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

1. The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Vellore District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Panamadangi Police Station, Vellore District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.E.Kannadasan, Advocate, S.R.No.77823 Crl.O.P.No.24187 of 2019 BS(CO) CS/30/09/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/