Pasupathi Alias Pasupathi Raja v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :27.02.2025 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Pasupathi Alias Pasupathi Raja ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram Division, Tirunelveli District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Vickramasingauram Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

(Crime No. 80 of 2025).

3. Petchiammal ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the II-Additional District and Sessions Court, Tirunelveli (PCR Court for Exclusively triable of cases under SC/ST (Prevention Atrocities) Act to consider the bail petition of the petitioner on the same day on his surrender in Crime No. 80 of 2025 on the file of 2nd respondent police.

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For petitioner : Mr.A.Sankararamasubramanian For R-1 & R2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl. Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the II-Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR Court for exclusively triable of cases under SC/ST (Prevention Atrocities) Act, Tirunelveli and to accept the surrender of the petitioner in Crime No.80 of 2025 dated 13.02.2025 on the file of the second respondent police and to consider and pass orders on the bail application to be preferred by the petitioner on the same day itself.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal) 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 limited prayer and the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be a direction to the II-Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR Court for exclusively triable of cases under SC/ST 2/4

(Prevention Atrocities) Act, Tirunelveli to consider the petitioner bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.80 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent police and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. The petitioner 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 petitioner and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law.

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

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P. DHANABAL , J., mac To

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram Division, Tirunelveli District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Vickramasingauram Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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

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