Gopi @ Gopalakrishnan v. The State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26.11.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Crl.O.P.No.31750 of 2019 Gopi @ Gopalakrishnan

...Petitioner

Vs State Rep by The Inspector of Police, Panruti Police Station, Cuddalore District.

Crime No.594 of 2019

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Cuddalore, to accept the surrender of petitioner and to consider the bail petition on the same day in respect to Crime No.594 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.S.C.Vishwanth 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, Cuddalore, to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day in Crime No.594 of 2019 on the file of the respondent, since the offences are 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 District and Sessions Judge, Cuddalore, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Cr.No.594 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. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands ordered.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VI) // True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sbn/hvk To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Cuddalore,

2. The Inspector of Police, Panruti Police Station, Cuddalore District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1CC to Mr.S.C.Vishwanth, Advocate, SR.No.4280. Crl.O.P.No.31750 of 2019 RGN(CO) CSR: 09.01.2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/