Ragul Gandhi v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Poice

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.08.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR 1.Ragul Gandhi 2.Rajeshkumar ... Petitioners Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Orathanadu Sub-Division, Thanjavur District.

2.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Pappanadu Police Station, Thanjavur District.

(Crime No.271 of 2024) 3.Rajalingam ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Thanjavur to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No. 271 of 2024 dated 22.08.2024 on the file of the respondent police. 1/6

For Petitioners : Mr.B.Anandan For R1 & R2 : Mr.P.Kottai Chamy Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed, invoking Section 528 B.N.S.S., seeking orders to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Thanjavur to accept surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day and merits in relating to Crime No.271 of 2024 dated 22.08.2024 on the file of the respondent police.

2. The petitioners are the accused 1 and 2 for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b) and 118(1) BNS and Sections 3(l)(r), 3(l)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Schedule Caste and the Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in Crime No.271 of 2024, pending on the file of the second respondent police and apprehending arrest, they have filed the present petition.

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3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials available on record.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 would submit that the petitioners are not having any previous cases and that the third respondent has suffered only simple injury.

5. 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), Thanjavur, to consider the petitioners' bail applications, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.271 of 2024 on the file of the second respondent police 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 3/6

petitioners 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.

6. 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 petitioners and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petition on the same day, does not amount to consider it favorably.

7. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

30.08.2024 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No csm To 1.The I Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Thanjavur.

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2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Orathanadu Sub-Division, Thanjavur District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Pappanadu Police Station, Thanjavur District.

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

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K.MURALI SHANKAR,J.

csm Order made in Dated: 30.08.2024 6/6