Ramamani v. The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.09.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.25335 of 2019 1.Ramamani 2.Sekar 3.Mathiyazhagan 4.Velmurugan @ Vatthapillai

...Petitioners

Vs The State Rep by Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam. Dt.

(Crime No.105/2018)

...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 and consider the Bail petition concerned in Crime No.105 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, Nagapattinam District on the same day.

For Petitioner : 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 accept the surrender of the petitioner herein concerned in Crime No.105 of 2018 on the file of Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, Nagapattinam District and consider his bail petition on the same day itself, since the offence is pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.105 of 2018 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim. The petitioner 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 (Insp Cell) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jas/hvk To

1. The District Sessions Judge Nagapattinam 2.Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam. Dt.

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.C.T.Saravanan, Advocate, S.R.No. 81128 Crl.O.P.No.25335 of 2019 RK(CO) GN(01/10/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/