Madras High CourtCRL OP/30287/2019ordered

Gopalraman v. State Rep.By

2019-11-12Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.11.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.30287 of 2019 Gopalraman

...Petitioner/Accused 1

Vs State rep by, Inspector of Police, Tiruthuraipoondi Police Station, Tiruvarur District.

(In Crime No.531 of 2019) ..Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge, Tiruvarur to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail petition on the same day filed by the petitioner in respect of the Crime No.531 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.M.Subramaniam 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 Principal District Sessions Judge, Tiruvarur, to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein concerned in Crime No.531 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Tiruthuraipoondi Police Station, Tiruvarur 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District Sessions Judge, Tiruvarur, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.531 of 2019 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(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jas/hvk To 1.The Principal District Sessions Judge, Tiruvarur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Tiruthuraipoondi Police Station, Tiruvarur District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.K.M.Subramaniam, Advocate SR.No. 93576 Crl.O.P.No.30287 of 2019 A.SK(13/11/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/