Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/14664/2019ordered

Shanmuganathan v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2019-10-17Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.14664 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENGH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 17.10.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P (MD) No.14664 of 2019

1. Shanmuganathan

2. Sureshkumar @ Suresh

3. Rajasekaran @ Raja ... Petitioners Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent Of Police, Kottaipattinm, Pudukkottai District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent Of Police, Aranthangi, Pudukkotti District 3.The Inspector of Police, Aranthangi Police Station, Pudukkottai District (Cr.No.363/2019)

4. Balamurugan ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Court (PCR Cases), Pudukkottai to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider their bail application on the same day in connection with Cr.No.363 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.K.Baalasundharam For R1 to R3 : Mr.K.Suyambulinga Bharathi, Government Advocate(crl.side)

O R D E R

This petition has been filed for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, (PCR Cases), Pudukkottai to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider their bail application on the same day in connection with Crime No.363 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police.

2. 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 of the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR Cases), Pudukkottai, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.(MD) No.14664 of 2019 day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.363 of 2019 on the file of the third respondent 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 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.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Ls To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge, (PCR Cases), Pudukkottai.

2.The Deputy Superintendent Of Police, Kottaipattinm, Pudukkottai District.

3.The Deputy Superintendent Of Police, Aranthangi, Pudukkotti District 4.The Inspector of Police, Aranthangi Police Station, Pudukkottai District 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1CC TO MR.K.BAALASUNDHARAM, Advocate Sr. No. 92542 Order made in CRL.O.P (MD) No.14664 of 2019 17.10.2019 TR(18.10.2019) 2P 7C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2