Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/16941/2022disposed of

Jeyaraj v. The Commissioner 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 Jeyaraj ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, O/o the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

2.State Rep by The Inspector of Police, Koodal Pudur Police Station, Madurai City.

(Crime No.323 of 2022) ... Respondents 1 & 2/Complainants 3.Petchiyatha ... 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant/Victim Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the III Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR), Madurai, to consider and Dispose of the bail application filed by the petitioner in Crime No.323 of 2022 on the file of the 2nd Respondent herein on the same day of his surrender.

For Petitioner : Mr.L.Prabhu For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 1/4

ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in Crime No. 323 of 2022 on the file of Koodal Pudur Police Station, Madurai City, and the offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 294(b) of IPC and 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of SC/ST (POA) Amendment Act, 2016.

2. The present petition filed by the petitioner is to direct the III Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR), Madurai, 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 de-facto complainant.

4. 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 orders :-

1) The petitioner should appear before the III Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR), Madurai, within a period of 15 days, from the date 2/4

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.

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

30.09.2022 Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes/No dss To 1.The III Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR), Madurai.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.The Inspector of Police, Koodal Pudur Police Station, Madurai City.

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

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G.ILANGOVAN, J., dss 30.09.2022 4/4