Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/16609/2021disposed of

Visal v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2021-10-28Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.10.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN 1.Visal 2.Gokul @ Gokulakrishnan 3.Dinesh 4.Samantham 5.Maruthanayagam @ Maruthanayar ... Petitioners/ Accused No.10,11,12,14 & 16 Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thiruvidaimaruthur Sub Division, Thanjavur District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Panthanallur Police Station, Thanjavur District.

Crime No.902 of 2021.

... 1st and 2nd respondents/ Complainants 3.Kamaraj ... 3rd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to accept the surrender of the petitioners before the Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act i.e., the I Additional District and Sessions Judge at Thanjavur, in connection with the Crime NO.902 of 2021 on the file of the 2nd respondent police and to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day. For Petitioners : Mr.K.M.Karunakaran For Respondents : Mr.R.M.S.Sethuraman for R1 & R2 Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge at Thanjavur, Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the bail application on the date of their surrender in connection with Crime No.902 of 2021 on the file of the 2nd respondent Police.

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2.The petitioners are accused Nos.10, 11, 12, 14 & 16 in Crime No.902 of 2021 on the file of the 2nd respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 506(ii) of IPC, r/w Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amended Act, 2015. 3.Mr.RMS.Sethuraman, learned Additional Public Prosecutor accepts notice for the respondents 1 and 2. He submitted that no previous case is pending against the petitioners and the injured person has been from the hospital.

4.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to pass the following orders :- 1)The petitioners shall appear before the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge at Thanjavur, Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

2)On such surrender along with notice served to the defacto complainant, the concerned Judge shall consider the bail application filed by the petitioners and pass orders on merits on the same day of their surrender, after hearing the defacto complainant by complying with Section 15(5) of the Act.

5.With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD II) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) TM Note :

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To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thiruvidaimaruthur Sub Division, Thanjavur District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Panthanallur Police Station, Thanjavur District.

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

Copy to:

The I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities), Thanjavur.

+1 CC to M/s.K.M.KARUNAKARAN, Advocate ( SR-32970[F] dated 28/10/2021 ) 28.10.2021 MGJ/SKN(18.11.2021) 3P 6C 3/3