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Sekar v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2022-06-20Honourable Mr Justice V.Sivagnanam2 pages

CRL.O.P (MD) No.10849 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM CRL.O.P (MD) No.10849 of 2022 Sekar ... Petitioner/Accused No.2 Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai District.

2.The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Embal Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

(Cr.No.15 of 2022) ...1st & 2nd Respondents/Complainants 3.Gopal ... 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the Principal District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No.15 of 2022, dated 03.05.2022. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Rameshkumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Albert James, 1 & 2 Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed for a direction, to direct the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai to consider the petitioner's bail application in Crime No.15 of 2022, dated 03.05.2022, on the file second respondent Police.

2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and also taking into consideration the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.15 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15 (a) of the SC/ST Act. The petitioner shall surrender before the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

CRL.O.P (MD) No.10849 of 2022 concerned jurisdictional Court, within a period of fifteen days, from the date of the receipt of a copy of this order.

3. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioner and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petition on the same day, does not amount to consider it favourably.

4. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (W) // True Copy // 21/06/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) vsd To 1.The Principal District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Pudukkottai.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Embal Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

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

ORDER IN CRL.O.P (MD) No.10849 of 2022 20.06.2022 SR(CO) GC(21.06.2022) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2