T.Lakshmanan v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

CRL.O.P (MD) No.18898 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.11.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP CRL.O.P (MD) No.18898 of 2022

1. T.Lakshmanan 2.(*)Sampurnam alias L. Sivagami

3. L.Siva

...Petitioners/Accused Nos.2 to 4

vs

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Lalgudi, Trichy District

2. The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Lalgudi, Trichy District (In Crime No.38 of 2022)... Respondents No.1 and 2/Complainants

3. Sudha

...Respondent No.3/Defacto Complainant

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying direct the Learned I Additional District Judge and Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Trichy to accept the surrender of the Petitioners and consider their bail application and grant bail on the same date of surrender itself in connection with the case in Crime No.38 of 2022 registered on 20.09.2022 on the file of the second Respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.V.Angusamy For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the learned I Additional District Judge and Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Trichy to accept the surrender of the Petitioners and consider their bail application and grant bail on the same date of surrender itself in connection with the case in Crime No.38 of 2022 registered on 20.09.2022 for the offences under Sections 294(b) of IPC and Sections 3(1)(r),3(1)(s) of SC/ST(POA) Act, 1989 r/w.Section 4 of TNPHW Act on the file of the second Respondent police

2. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side)would submit that no previous case is pending against the Petitioners and no one sustained injuries in the said occurrence.

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3. Considering the submissions made by the learned Counsel for the Petitioners, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed. The Petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned I Additional District Judge and Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Trichy within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order or 15 days from the date of uploading the order copy in the website of this Court . The Special Judge shall consider the bail application of the Petitioners and dispose of the same as per law. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (C.O) (*)Amended as per the order of this Court dated 14.12.2022 made in CRL MP(MD). No.15032 of 2022 in Crl.O.P(MD)No.18898 of 2022 Sd/- Assistant Registrar (C.O) // True Copy // /11/2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) aav To (*) To be substituted to the order already despatched on 15/11/2022

1. The I Additional District Judge and Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Trichy

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Lalgudi, Trichy District

3. The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Lalgudi, Trichy District 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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