Madras High CourtCRL OP/25303/2018disposed of

R.Devi v. The Inspector Of Police

2018-10-30Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 30.10.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.O.P.No.25303 of 2018 1.R.Devi 2.R.Ganesh Kumar 3.A.Sekar 4.S.Valarmathi .. Petitioners -VsThe Inspector of Police, AWPS, Erode, Erode District.

.. Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the District Court for SC and ST Cases, Erode to dispose the bail application to be filed by the petitioners on the same day in accordance with law in Crime No.27/2018.

For Petitioners : Mr.N.Stalin For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan, Govt. Advocate

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners have come forward with this petition seeking for a direction to the learned District Court for SC and ST Cases, Erode to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day in Crime No.27 of 2018 pending on the file of the respondent.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioners also submit that the petitioners have been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 417 and 506 (1) of IPC r/w Section 3(1) r, 3(1) (s), 3 (1)(w)(i), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST [POA] Act, 2015 and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail application and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

therefore, the petitioners have come forward with the said prayer.

4. The learned Government Advocate takes notice for the respondent.

5. Considering the submissions of both sides and also considering the nature of the prayer in this case, in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST [POA] Act that the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail, the learned District Court for SC and ST Cases, Erode is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioners filing such petition in Crime No.27 of 2018 on the file of the respondent police within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law on the same day. With the above observation, this petition is disposed of accordingly.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kkn/gsa To 1.The District Court for SC and ST Cases, Erode.

2.The Inspector of Police, AWPS, Erode.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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