Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/3384/2020disposed of

Krishnaveni v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2020-02-26Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.3384 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.02.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA CRL.O.P (MD) No.3384 of 2020

1. Krishnaveni

2. Selvaraj ... Petitioners Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jeeyapuram Trichy District

2. The Inspector of Police Pulivalam Police Station Trichy District (Crime No.3 of 2020)

3. Lalitha ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Scheduled Cases and Schedule Tribes)(POA) Act,1989 Trichy or any other court to accept the surrender of the Petitioners and consider their bail application and grant bail on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.03 of 2020 on the file of the second respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.J.K.Jayaseelan For Respondents : Mr.S.Chandrasekar No.1 and 2 Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to direct the l learned Principal District and Sessions Judge,(Special Court for Scheduled Cases and Schedule Tribes)(POA) Act,1989 Trichy to consider the bail petition of the petitioners on the same day of surrender and dispose the same on merits and in accordance with law in crime No.3 of 2020 on the file of the 2nd respondent.

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 Principal District and Sessions Judge,(Special Court for Scheduled Cases and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.3384 of 2020 Schedule Tribes)(POA) Act,1989 Trichy, to consider the petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 3 of 2020 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 // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) aav To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Scheduled Cases and Schedule Tribes) (POA) Act,1989 Trichy 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jeeyapuram Trichy District

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

+1 CC to M/s.C.GANGAI AMARAN, Advocate ( SR-8459[F] dated 26/02/2020 ) Order made in CRL.O.P (MD) No.3384 of 2020 26.02.2020 KK/27.02.2020/2P-6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2