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Raghurajan v. The Inspector Of Police

2021-02-22Honourable Mrs Justice R. Hemalatha3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.02.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mrs. JUSTICE R. HEMALATHA Raghurajan ... Petitioner Vs.

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

2.State rep., by The Inspector of Police, Aranthangi Police Station, (Crime No.144/2021) 3.Samikannu ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the learned Sessions Judge, PCR Court, Pudukkottai to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of his surrender in Crime No.144 of 2021 on the file of the second respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Kannan For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.R.Erottuchamy Government Advocate (Criminal side)

ORDER

The petitioner is the first accused in Crime No.144 of 2021 of Aranthangi Police Station, Pudukkotai District and the offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 143, 283, 269, 270 and 506(1) of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(u) and 3(2)(va) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

2.The present petition filed by the petitioner is to direct the learned Sessions Judge, PCR Court, 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.

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 Trial of Cases registered under the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Pudukkottai, 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) SJI 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 Sessions Judge, PCR Court, Pudukkottai.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aranthangi, 2/3

3. The Inspector of Police, Aranthangi Police Station,

4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

Order made in 22.02.2021 SV2(CO) SRS (04/03/2021) 3P : 5C 3/3