Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/1006/2025disposed of

Rajan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2025-01-22Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.01.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR

1. Rajan

2. Jeyapriya

3. Muniyammal .. Petitioners Vs.

1. The Assistant Commissioner of Police Thallakulam Circle Madurai City

2. The Inspector of Police Thiruppalai Police Station Madurai 3.Karuppasamy .. Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the III Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR) Court, Madurai District to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender itself in Crime No.122 of 2024 on the file of second respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.A.Subramanian For Respondents : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi No.1& 2 Government Advocate(Crl.Side) 1/5

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the III Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR) Court, Madurai District to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender itself in Crime No.122 of 2024 on the file of second respondent police.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials available on record.

3. 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 the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the III Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR) Court, Madurai District to consider the petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.122 of 2024 on the file of the second respondent police and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with 2/5

law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST Act. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court, within a period of fifteen days, from the date of the receipt of a copy of this order.

4. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioners and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petition on the same day, does not amount to consider it favorably.

5. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

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To 1.The III Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR) Court, Madurai District

2. The Assistant Commissioner of Police Thallakulam Circle Madurai City

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

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR,J.

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