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Muthukumar v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2024-06-27Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.06.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI

1. Muthukumar

2. Ramachandran

3. Saraswathi ... Petitioners versus

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Virudhunagar West Police Station, Virudhunagar.

3. Murugesan ... Respondents Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking a direction to the learned District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases (PCR Court), Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputhur to accept surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail petition in Crime No.37 of 2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent Police on the same day.

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For Petitioner : Mr.P.Jeyasankar For R1 and R2 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (crl. Side)

ORDER

The petitioners are the accused in Crime No.37 of 2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent Police. The said case was registered for the offence under Sections 498A and 306 IPC r/w. Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Therefore, the petitioners have moved this petition seeking a direction to the learned District and Sessions Judge, (PCR Court), Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputhur, to consider their bail petitions on the date of surrender.

2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submits that the deceased is the daughter of the defacto complainant and she was married to the first petitioner and due to their wedlock, a female child was born to them. The allegation against the petitioners is that the accused persons harassed the deceased and 2/4

drove her out of the matrimonial home. Therefore, she committed suicide by hanging.

3. Considering the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to grant the relief as sought for in this petition.

4. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

27.06.2024 ogy NCC : Yes / No.

Index : Yes / No.

Internet : Yes / No.

To

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Virudhunagar West Police Station, Virudhunagar.

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

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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