Vettri@ Vetriselvan v. State By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.09.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.24502 of 2019

1. Vettri @ Vetriselvan

2. Akash

3. Jayakumar

4. Lakshmanan

...Petitioners

Vs State by Inspector of Police, Anaikaranchatram Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

...Respondent

(Crime No.225 of 2019) PRAYER:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned District & Sessions Judge, (Special Court under SC & ST Atrocities Act) at Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.225 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Anaikaranchatram Police Station, Nagapattinam District and consider the bail petition on the same day itself.

For Petitioners: Mr.K.Balu 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, (Special Court under SC & ST Atrocities Act) at Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.225 of 2019 on the file of the respondent herein and consider the bail petition on the same day itself, since the offences are pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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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, (Special Court under SC & ST Atrocities Act) at Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.225 of 2019 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims. Likewise, the Court shall also give due opportunity to the prosecution to put forth their objections. 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 District & Sessions Judge, (Special Court under SC & ST Atrocities Act), Nagapattinam District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Anaikaranchatram Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.K.Balu, Advocate, S.R.No.77980 Crl.O.P.No.24502 of 2019 SS(CO) CS/01/10/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/