Ulaganathan v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 01.08.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM CRL.O.P (MD) No.13806 of 2022 Ulaganathan

...Petitioner

vs

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Lalgudi, Trichy District

2. The Inspector of Police Siruganur Police Station Trichy District

3. Suresh

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge(PCR Court),Tiruchirappallil to accept the surrender of the Petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Cr.No.17 of 2022 dt.20.1.2022.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Karunanithi For Respondents : Mr.A.Albert James No.1 and 2 : Government Advocate(Crl.Side) 1/5

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(PCR Court),Tiruchirappalli to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Cr.No.17 of 2022 dt.20.1.2022.

2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) 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(PCR Court),Tiruchirappalli, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No. 17 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 petitioner 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.

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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 petitioner 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.

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To 1.The I Additional District and Sessions Judge(PCR Court),Tiruchirappalli

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Lalgudi, Trichy District

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

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V.SIVAGNANAM, J.

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