Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/16478/2022disposed of

Muthurajan. v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2022-09-30Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.09.2022 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Muthurajan ... Petitioner/ Sole Accused Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jeeyapuram, 2.The Inspector of Police, Pettavaithalai Police Station, (Crime No.58 of 2022) ... Respondents/Complainant 3.Arun Kumar ... 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned 1st Additional District Court (PCR Cases), Trichy District, to consider the bail application to be filed by the petitioner on the same day of its filling on their surrendering in connection with the case in Crime No.58 of 2022 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Pettavaithalai Police Station, Trichy District. For Petitioner : Mr.S.T.Gopinath For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 1/4

ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.58 of 2022 on the file of Pettavaithalai Police Station, Trichy District, and the offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 294(b) IPC r/w 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

2. The present petition filed by the petitioner is to direct the learned 1st Additional District Court (PCR Cases), Trichy District, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and also to consider the bail application on the same day.

3. Mr.R.Suresh Kumar, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) accepts notice for the respondents 1 and 2. The third respondent is the defacto complainant.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) would submit that no bad antecedent is reported against the petitioner and no one has sustained injury.

5. Since the prayer itself is to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail application, this Court is inclined to pass the following 2/4

orders :-

1) The petitioner should appear before the learned 1st Additional District Court (PCR Cases), Trichy District, within a period of 15 days, from the date of uploading the order copy in the website of this Court and

2) On such surrender, concerned Sessions Judge, may consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on merits on the same day of surrender, after giving notice to the concerned Public Prosecutor and by complying Section 15A(5) of the Act.

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

30.09.2022 Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes/No dss To 1.The learned 1st Additional District Court (PCR Cases), Trichy District, 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jeeyapuram, 3/4

G.ILANGOVAN, J., dss 3.The Inspector of Police, Pettavaithalai Police Station, 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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