Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/7219/2023disposed of

Ramachandran v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2023-04-19Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.04.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Ramachandran ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai Police Station Division, Pudukkottai .

2.State, represented by The Inspector of Police, Regunathapuram Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

(Crime No.20 of 2023) ....Respondents No.1 and 2/ Complainant 3.Selvakumar ... 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Court (PCR Court), Pudukkottai, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail application on the same day on merit relating to Crime No.20 of 2023, dated 06.04.2023.

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For petitioner : Mr.Rameshkumar.D For Respondents : Mr.B.Nambiselvan for R1 & R2 Additional Public Prosecutor O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Court (PCR Court), Pudukkottai, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail application on the same day on merit relating to Crime No.20 of 2023, dated 06.04.2023.

2.The petitioner are the accused persons in Crime No.20 of 2023 on the file of the 2nd respondent police for the offences punishable under Section 294(b), 506(i) of IPC and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

3.Mr.B.Nambiselvan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, accepts notice for the respondents 1 and 2.

4.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to pass the following orders :- 2/4

1)The petitioner shall appear before the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai, within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

2) On such surrender along with notice served to the defacto complainant, the concerned Judge shall consider the bail application filed by the petitioner and pass orders on merits on the same day of his surrender, after hearing the defacto complainant by complying with Section 15A(3) of the Act.

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

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G.ILANGOVAN. J.

Indu To 1.The learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai Police Station Division, Pudukkottai .

2.The Inspector of Police, Regunathapuram Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

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

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