Madras High CourtCRL OP/26146/2019ordered

Devaraj @ Thiagarajan v. State Rep By

2019-09-27Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.09.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.26146 of 2019 Devaraj @ Thiagarajan ... Petitioner/Accused No.2 Vs.

State rep. By The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Maruvathur Police Station, Perambalur District.

(Crime No.191 of 2016). ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the Principal Sessions Court / Special Court under the Schedule Caste / Schedule Tribe Act, Perambalur, to consider the application for Bail on behalf of the Petitioner on the surrender in SPL.S.C.No.49 of 2019 on the same day.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Saikrishnan For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition is filed for a direction to the Learned Principal Sessions Court / Special Court under the Schedule Caste / Schedule Tribe Act, Perambalur to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein concerned in SPL.S.C.No.49 of 2019 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 Principal Sessions Court / Special Court under the Schedule Caste / Schedule Tribe Act, Perambalur, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Cr.No.191 of 2016 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim. The petitioner shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.

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(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jas/hvk To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Maruvathur Police Station, Perambalur District.

2.The Principal Session Court/Special Court Under the Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe Act, Perambalur.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to M/s.Sai Bharath, Advocate Sr.83236 Crl.O.P.No.26146 of 2019 pvs[co] srg 19/11/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/