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Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/6397/2021disposed of

Jegadeesh v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2021-05-05Honourable Mrs Justice S.Ananthi (Retd.)3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.05.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE S.ANANTHI 1.Jegadeesh 2.Rajangam 3.Gokul Kannan 4.Gowtham @ Prabhakaran ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1-4 Vs.

1. State rep. by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Melur Sub Division, Madurai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Melavalavu Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.63 of 2021)

3. Chinnasamy

4. Muthu Suryaprakash ... Respondents/Complainants Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the III Additional District Judge(PCR Cases), Madurai, Madurai District to consider the bail application of the petitioners to be filed in Crime No.63 of 2021 on the file of the second respondent police and to accept their surrender on the same day on merits.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Balamuruganantham For R1 & R2 : Mr.K.K.Ramakrishnan, Additional Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

The petitioners are the accused in Crime No.63 of 2021 on the file of the second respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 324 IPC and Section 3(2) (va), 3(1)(r), 3 (1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015.

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2.The present petition filed by the petitioners is to direct the learned III Additional District Judge(PCR Cases), Madurai, Madurai District to accept the surrender of the petitioners and also to consider the bail application on the same day. 3.Mr.K.K.Ramakrishnan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor accepts notice for the respondents 1 and 2. The third respondent is the de-facto complainant and the fourth respondent is the victim. 4.Since the prayer itself is to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the bail application, this Court is inclined to pass the following orders :- 1)The petitioners should appear before the learned III Additional District Judge(PCR Cases), Madurai, Madurai District, 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 along with notice served to the defacto complainant, concerned Judge, may consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on merits on the same day of surrender, after hearing the defacto complainant by complying with Section 15(5) of the Act.

5.With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD-II) Vacation Officer // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-) 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.

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To

1. The III Additional District Court(PCR Cases), Madurai, Madurai District.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Melur Sub Division, Madurai District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Melavalavu Police Station, Madurai District.

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

05.05.2021 GNS/SSB TE : 02/06/2021 : 3P/5C 3/3