Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/17060/2022disposed of

Praveen 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 Praveen ... Petitioner/Accused No.3 Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Melur Sub Division, Madurai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Keelavalavu Police Station, Madurai District.

(In Crime No.197 of 2021) ... Respondents/Complainants 3.Nehru ... Respondent/Defacto Complainant 4.Ramesh 5.Poosaimani ... Respondents/victims Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned III Additional Sessions Judge for PCR Act Cases, Madurai, Madurai District, to consider the bail application of the petitioner to be filed in Crime No.197/2021 on the file of the 2nd respondent Police in Spl.SC.No.187 of 2021 on the file of III Additional Sessions Judge for PCR Act Cases, Madurai, Madurai District and to accept his surrender on the same day on merits.

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

ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in Crime No. 197 of 2021 on the file of Keelavalavu Police Station, Madurai District, and the offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324, 506(2) of IPC and 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (POA) Act, 2015, and Section 3 of TPPDL Act.

2. The present petition filed by the petitioner is to direct the learned III Additional Sessions Judge for PCR Act Cases, Madurai, Madurai 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 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 learned III Additional Sessions Judge for PCR Act Cases, Madurai, Madurai District, within a period of 15 2/4

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.

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 learned Additional Sessions Judge for PCR Act Cases, Madurai, Madurai District, 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Melur Sub Division, Madurai District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Keelavalavu Police Station, Madurai District.

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