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Sanjeevi v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2021-02-01Honourable Mrs Justice R. Hemalatha3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :01.02.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mrs. JUSTICE R. HEMALATHA Sanjeevi ... Petitioner/Accused Rank Not Known Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

2.The State rep., by The Inspector of Police, Vellanur Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

... 1 & 2 Respondents/Complainants (In Crime No.10/2021) 3.Sundarrasu ... 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant 4.Thangaiya ... 4th Respondent/Victim Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR Act Cases), Pudukkottai to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of his surrender in Crime No.10 of 2021 dated 10.01.2021 on the file of the second respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Veerakumar For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.R.Erottuchamay Government Advocate (Criminal side)

ORDER

The petitioner is an accused in Crime No.10 of 2021 of Vellanur Police Station, Pudukkotai District and the offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 341 and 324 of Indian Penal Code read with Section 3(1)(r), 3(i)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015. 2.The present petition filed by the petitioner is to direct the Principal District and Sessions (PCR Act Cases), Pudukkottai, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and also to consider the bail application on the same day.

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3.Mr.R.Erottuchamy, learned Government Advocate (Criminal side), accepts notice for the respondents 1 and 2. The third respondent is the de-facto complainant and the fourth respondent is the victim.

4.Since the prayer itself is to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail application on the same day of surrender, this Court is inclined to pass the following orders :-

1) The petitioner should appear before the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act Cases) within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order / uploading of the order.

2) On such surrender, the concerned Sessions Judge, may consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on merits, on the same day of surrender after giving notice to the concerned Public Prosecutor.

5.With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-I) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) rmk Note In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR Act Cases), Pudukkottai.

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2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Vellanur Police Station, Pudukkottai District 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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