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Chellammal v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2020-11-09Honourable Mrs Justice J. Nisha Banu2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.12646 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 09.11.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU Crl.O.P(MD)No.12646 of 2020 1.Chellammal 2.Valliammal 3.Mayilathal 4.P.K.Vanjimuthu 5.Vijaya Prabhakar 6.Chinnasamy

...Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 6

Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Oddanchathiram Deputy Superintendent Office, Dindigul District.

2.Inspector of Police, Amblikai Police Station, Dindigul District.

...Respondents No.1 &2/

Complainant 3.Ramesh ...3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Dindigul to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of its presentation on merits and in accordance with law, with respect to Crime No.1008 of 2020, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Amblikai Police Station, Dindigul District.

For Petitioners : Mr.M.Joseph Thatheus Jerome For R1 & R2 : Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl.side)

O R D E R

The petitioners are shown as Accused No.1 to 6 in Crime No.1 of 2018, registered on the file of Amblikai Police Station, Dindigul District, for the offences under Sections 147, 294(b), 341 of IPC r/w Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015.

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.

4.I am of the view that interest of justice will be served https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P(MD)No.12646 of 2020 by permitting the petitioners to surrender before the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Dindigul, 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 petitioners' bail petition on the same day of surrender on its own merits. There will be a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 not to arrest the petitioners till the expiry of the period of eight weeks.

5. This Criminal Original Petition is allowed on these terms.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) vrn 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 Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR Cases), Dindigul.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Oddanchathiram Deputy Superintendent Office, Dindigul District.

3.Inspector of Police, Amblikai Police Station, Dindigul District.

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

+1 CC to Mr.JOSEPH THATHEUS JEROME, Advocate ( SR-21520[F] dated 09/11/2020 ) Crl.O.P(MD)No.12646 of 2020 09.11.2020 KMV(CO) KM (20.11.2020) 2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2