Murugan @ Murugasan v. The Superintendent Of Police

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5585 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 01.06.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.5585 of 2020 1.Murugan @ Murugesan 2.Viji 3.Veeraiya 4.Balan @ Balasubramaniyan

...Petitioners/Accused Rank nos 2 to 5

Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangudi, Pudukottai District.

2.The State through the Inspector of Police, Vadakadu Police Station, Pudukottai District.

(Crime No.323 of 2020) ...1 &2 Respondent/Complainant 3.Ramesh ...Defacto Complainant 4.Thiruselvam ...Respondent No 3/Defacto Complainant 5.Thirumurugan

...Respondent No 4& 5/Victims

PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the Special District and Sessions Court (PCR Court), Pudukottai to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day on merits in accordance with law in respect of the Cr.No.323 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.SJ.Chakkaravarthy For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Robinson Government Advocate (Crl.side)

ORDER

The petitioners are shown as accused Nos.2 to 5 in Crime No.323 of 2020 registered on the file of the Inspector of Police, Vadakadu Police Station, Pudukottai District, for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324 and 506(2) of IPC r/w Sections 3 (1)(s), 3(1)(r) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/4

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5585 of 2020 2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners reiterated the contentions set out in the original petition. 3.Considering the present times, notice to the respondents 3 to 5 is dispensed with.

4.I am of the view that interest of justice will be served by permitting the petitioners to surrender before the jurisdictional Special Court within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The learned Special Judge will dispose of the petitioners' bail petition on the same day of surrender. Since this direction will become infructuous, if the petitioners are arrested in the meanwhile, the respondents 1 and 2 are restrained from arresting the petitioners till the expiry of the period of eight weeks.

5. This Criminal Original Petition is allowed on these terms. Sd/- Assistant Registrar () // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) rmi To 1.The Special District and Sessions Court (PCR Court), Pudukottai. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangudi, Pudukottai District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Vadakadu Police Station, Pudukottai District.

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

+1 CC to M/s.S.J.CHAKKARAVARTHY, Advocate ( SR-12994[F] dated 01/06/2020 ) Crl.O.P(MD)No.5585 of 2020 01.06.2020 KB(08/06/2020) 2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/4