Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/11275/2022allowed

Ponraj v. The Assistant Commissioner Of Police

2022-06-24Honourable Mr Justice V.Sivagnanam2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.11275 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM CRL.O.P (MD) No.11275 of 2022

1. Ponraj

2. Kalaiselvi ... Petitioners / Accused Nos.1 & 2 Vs

1. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Golden Rock Sub Division, Trichy City.

2. The Inspector of Police, Ariyamangalam Police Station, Trichy City.

(In Crime No.647 of 2022) ... Respondents 1 & 2/ Complainants

3. Thavaseelan ... 3rd Respondent/ De-facto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to accept the surrender of the petitioners before the Special Court for S.C/S.T (Prevention of Atrocities) Act i.e., the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge at Trichy, in connection with the Crime No.647 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent police and to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day.

For Petitioners : Mr.K.M.Karunakaran Advocate.

For R1 and R2 : Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed for a direction to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for S.C/S.T (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Trichy, to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day of surrender in Crime No.647 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent police.

2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.11275 of 2022 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 I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for S.C/S.T (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Trichy, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.647 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 petitioners shall surrender before the 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 petitioners 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 (As) // True Copy // 27/06/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ebsi To

1. The I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for S.C/S.T (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Trichy.

2. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Golden Rock Sub Division, Trichy City.

3.The Inspector of Police, Ariyamangalam Police Station, Trichy City.

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

+1 CC to M/s.K.M. KARUNAKARAN, Advocate ( SR-28102[F] dated 24/06/2022 ) CRL.O.P (MD) No.11275 of 2022 24.06.2022 MGJ(27.06.2022) 2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2