Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/11598/2020disposed of

Goutham v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2020-10-16Honourable Mrs Justice J. Nisha Banu2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.11598 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.10.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.11598 of 2020 1.Goutham 2.Pasupathi 3.Ganesan 4.Karthikselvam 5.Ranjitkumar 6.Muthuramalingam ... Petitioners/A1 to A6 Vs 1.The State rep. by The Deputy Superintendant of Police, Sankarankovil, Tirunelveli District.

2.The State rep by The Sub Inspector of Police, Thiruvengadam Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

(Crime No.197/2020) ... Respondents /Complainant 3.Bhuvaneswaran ...3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the II Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR) Tirunelveli, to consider and pass orders on the bail application to be filed by the petitioners in connection with Cr.No.197 of 2020 pending on the file of the second respondent police on the same day.

For Petitioners :

Mr.A.R.Kannappan For R1 & R2 :

Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioners are shown as Accused Nos.1 to 6 in Crime No.197 of 2020 registered on the file of the Inspector of Police, Thiruvengadam Police Station, Tirunelveli District, for the offences under Sections 147, 294(b), 506(1) of IPC r/w Sections 3(1)(s), 3(1) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.11598 of 2020 (r) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015. 2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners reiterated the contentions set out in the original petition. 3.Considering the present times, notice to the third respondent is dispensed with.

4.I am of the view that interest of justice will be served by permitting the petitioners to surrender before the jurisdictional Special Court within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The learned Special Judge will dispose of the petitioner's bail petition on the same day of surrender. Since this direction will become infructuous, if the petitioners are arrested in the meanwhile, the respondents 1 and 2 are restrained from arresting the petitioners till the expiry of the period of four weeks.

5. This Criminal Original Petition is allowed on these terms. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AS) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) rmi 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 II Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR),Tirunelveli. 2.The Deputy Superintendant of Police, Sankarankovil,Tirunelveli District.

3.The Sub Inspector of Police, Thiruvengadam Police Station,Tirunelveli District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,Madurai.

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