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Meenakshi Sundaram v. The Inspector Of Police

2020-11-06Honourable Mrs Justice J. Nisha Banu2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12393 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 06.11.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU Crl.O.P(MD)No.12393 of 2020 Meenakshi Sundaram ... Petitioner/Accused No.3 Vs 1.The State represented by The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gandhi Market, Trichy City.

2.The Inspector of Police, Gandhi Market Police Station, Trichy District.

Crime No.1202 of 2020.

... Respondents/Complainants 3.Vanavarayan ....Victim / Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Cases, Trichy to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail application on the date of his surrender in connection with Crime No.1202 of 2020 on the file of the second respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Ramakrishnan For R1 & R2 : Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioner is shown as accused No.3 in Crime No.1202 of 2020 registered on the file of the Inspector of Police, Gandhi Market Police Station, Trichy District, for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 326, 506(ii) IPC r/w 3(1) (r), 3(1) (s) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) 1989.

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner reiterated the contentions set out in the original petition. 3.Considering the present times, notice to the third respondent is dispensed with.

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12393 of 2020 4.I am of the view that interest of justice will be served by permitting the petitioner to surrender before the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Cases, Trichy District within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The learned District Judge will dispose of the petitioner's bail petition on the same day of surrender. There will be a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 not to arrest the petitioner till the expiry of the period of eight weeks.

5. This Criminal Original Petition is allowed on these terms. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AS) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) msa 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 I Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Cases, Trichy.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gandhi Market, Trichy City.

3.The Inspector of Police, Gandhi Market Police Station, Trichy District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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