Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/2368/2020disposed of

Manivannan @ Manikandan v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2020-02-11Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.2368 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.02.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA CRL.O.P (MD) No.2368 of 2020 1.Manivannan @ Manikandan 2.Marimuthu 3.Vasudevan alias Vasu ... Petitioners Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram District.

2.State through, The Inspector of police, Keelathooval Police Station, Ramanathapuram District, (Crime No.143 of 2019) 3.Perumal ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned District Judge (Special Court PCR Act, Cases), Ramanathapuram to consider the petitioners/ Accused bail application on the same day of surrender in Crime No.143 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Muniyandi For Respondents : Mr.S.Chandrasekar No.1 and 2 Additional Public Prosecutor

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This petition is filed for a direction to direct the learned District Judge (Special Court PCR Act, Cases), Ramanathapuram to consider the petitioners/ Accused bail application on the same day of surrender in Crime No.143 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police.

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 District Judge https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.2368 of 2020 (Special Court PCR Act, Cases), Ramanathapuram to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.143 of 2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with 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.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) vsg To 1.The District Judge (Special Court PCR Act, Cases), Ramanathapuram.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram District.

3.The Inspector of police, Keelathooval Police Station, Ramanathapuram District, 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.S.MUNIYANDI, Advocate ( SR-5544[F] dated 11/02/2020 ) Order made in CRL.O.P (MD) No.2368 of 2020 11.02.2020 kg(CO) TR(12.02.2020)2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2