Madras High CourtCRL OP/30560/2019ordered

K.Arthanari v. State Represented By

2019-11-14Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.11.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.30560 of 2019 1.K.Arthanari 2.P.Muruganantham

...Petitioners/A1&5

Vs State represented by Inspector of Police, Arachalur Police Station, Erode District.

(Cr.No.262 of 2019)

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of their surrender in Cr.No.262 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners: Mr.J.Ranjithkumar For Respondent : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode, to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.262 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Arachalur Police Station, Erode District and consider their 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.262 of 2019 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims. 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) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jas/ssr To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode.

2.The Inspector of Police, Arachalur Police Station, Erode District.

(Cr.No.262 of 2019) 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.J.Ranjithkumar , Advocate SR.No. 94519 Crl.O.P.No.30560 of 2019 A.SK(14/11/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/