Murugan @ Duraimurugan v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.11.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.30318 of 2019 1.Murugan @ Duraimurugan 2.Karthi

...Petitioners

Vs The State rep by The Inspector of Police, Poraiyar Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the District Principal Session Judge, Nagapattinam to consider the petitioner bail application in Crime No.209 of 2019 pending on the file of Inspector of Police, Poraiyar Police Station, Nagapattinam District on the same day on his surrender.

For Petitioners: Mr.M.Kumaravel For Respondent : Mrs.V.Saratha Devi Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned District Principal Session Judge, Nagapattinam, to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein concerned in Crime No.209 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Inspector of Police, Poraiyar Police Station, Nagapattinam District and consider her 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 Principal Session Judge, Nagapattinam, to consider the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of her surrender in connection with Crime No.209 of 2019 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim. 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 (CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jas/hvk To 1.The District Principal Session Judge, Nagapattinam.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.M.Kumaravel, Advocate, S.R.No. 93843 Crl.O.P.No.30318 of 2019 VD(CO) GN(28/11/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/