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Baby@ Joseph v. State Rep. By

2019-09-20Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.09.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.25313 of 2019 1.Baby @ Joseph 2.Srinivasan 3.Radhakrishnan

...Petitioners

Vs State Rep by Inspector of Police District Crime Branch The Nilgiris

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Learned District and Sessions Judge at Udhagamandalam to accept the surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.6 of 2019 on the respondent's file and and consider the petitioner's Bail applications on the same day. For Petitioner : M/s.L.Padmavathy For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the Learned District and Sessions Judge, Udhagamandalam to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein concerned in Crime No.6 of 2019 on the file of Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Nilgiris 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 of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the Learned District and Sessions Judge, Udhagamandalam to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.6 of 2019 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar jas/hvk To

1. The District and Sessions Judge Udhagamandalam 2.Inspector of Police District Crime Branch Nilgiris

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

+1 CC to Mr.C.Iyyapparaj , Advocate sr 80969 Crl.O.P.No.25313 of 2019 RSV(CO) SP(30/10/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/