Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/6839/2021disposed of

Parimalam@Parimaleeswaran v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2021-05-19Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.05.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN 1.Parimalam @ Parimaleeswaran 2.G.Kumaran 3.R.Alagar 4.S.Paramasivam 5.Aasai @ Dhasarathan 6.Neelakandan ... Petitioners Vs.

The State rep. by 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of Deputy Superintendent, Pudukottai District.

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

(Crime No.125 of 2020) 3.Pradhap ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Special District and Sessions Court (PCR)Court, Pudukottai to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day on merits in accordance with law in respect of Cr.No.125 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.S.J.Chakkaravarthy For R1 & 2 : Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

The petitioners are the accused in Crime No.125 of 2021 of Vadakadu Police Station, Pudukottai District and the offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 147, 341, 323 IPC r/w Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) & 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 1/3

2.The present petition has been filed by the petitioners to direct the learned Special District and Sessions Court (PCR)Court, Pudukottai, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and also to consider the bail application on the same day. 3.Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor accepts notice for the respondents 1 and 2. The third respondent is the de-facto complainant.

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 learned Special District and Sessions Court (PCR)Court, Pudukottai, within a period of 15 days from the date of resumption of the normal work of the Court below, due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation.

2)On such surrender, concerned Sessions Judge, may consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on merits on the same day of surrender, after giving notice to the concerned Public Prosecutor and by complying of the Section 15(5) of the Act.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True copy// / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar GNS 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.

To 1.The Special District and Sessions Judge (PCR)Court, Pudukottai.

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2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of Deputy Superintendent, 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 Mr.S.J.CHAKKARAVARTHY, Advocate ( SR-18574[F] dated 20/05/2021 ) Order made in 19.05.2021 SJ(CO) SRS/02.06.2021/3P/6C 3/3