Padmini v. The Inspector Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.03.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4930 of 2016
1. Padmini
2. Pasupathi ..Petitioners/Accused 4 & 5 Vs.
State represented by the Inspector of Police, Koodakovil Police Station, Madurai District.
(Crime No.53 of 2016) ..Respondent Prayer:Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Madurai to accept the surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.53 of 2016 pending on the file of the respondent police and consider their bail application on the same day in accordance with law. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Ravi For Respondent : Mrs.S.Prabha Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
O R D E R
The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have come forward with this petition seeking for a direction to the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Madurai to accept the surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.53 of 2016 pending on the file of the respondent police and consider their bail application on the same day in accordance with law.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioners also submitted that the petitioners have been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 294(b), 506(i) of I.P.C., r/w. Section 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail application and therefore, the petitioners have come forward with the said prayer.
3. Heard the learned Government Advocate(Crl.side).
4. Considering the submissions of both sides and also considering the nature of the prayer in this case in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail, the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Madurai is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioners filing such petition in Crime No.53 of 2016 on the file of the respondent police, and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law on the same day.
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With this observation, this petition is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AS) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai-23.
To
1. The III Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Madurai.
2. The Inspector of Police, Koodakovil Police Station, Madurai District.
3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
+1cc to M/s.S.Ravi, Advocate in SR.16201 Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4930 of 2016 22.03.2016 akv PBK/AAL-MPA/SAR-I 29/03/2016 ::2P-5C::
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