Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/3317/2022disposed of

Marimuthu v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2022-02-16Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.3317 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.02.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P (MD) No.3317 of 2022

1. Marimuthu

2. Mohan @ Mohan Raj

3. Rajendran

4. Premkumar

5. Sivasakthi ... Petitioners Vs

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

2. The Inspector of Police Pudukkottai Town Police Station Pudukkottai ... Respondents 1 & 2/Complainant

3. Kumar ... 3rd Respondent / Defacto complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No. 68 of 2022 dated 12.02.2022 on the file of the respondents police.

For Petitioners : Mr.RameshKumar D For Respondents : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi No.1 and 2 Additional Public Prosecutor(Crl Side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a directionto direct the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No. 68 of 2022 dated 12.02.2022 on the file of the respondents 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 the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai, to consider the petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 68 of 2022 on the file of the 2nd respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.3317 of 2022 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(P & A) // True Copy // 18/02/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-II) aav To

1. The Principal District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai

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

3. The Inspector of Police Pudukkottai Town Police Station Pudukkottai

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

Order made in CRL.O.P (MD) No.3317 of 2022 16.02.2022 sk(CO) TR(18.02.2022) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2