Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/17213/2019ordered

Kalaneethi @ Raja v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2019-11-25Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

CRL.O.P (MD) No.17213 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.11.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P (MD) No.17213 of 2019

1. Kalaneethi @ Raja

2. Kathiravan

3. Kathiresan

4. Karunamoorthi

5. Sami @ Amirthalingam

6. Boomikandan

7. Chinnappa @ Ravichandran

8. Maran ... Petitioners Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thalayamangalam Police Station Thiruvarur District 2.The Inspector of Police Thalayamangalam Police Station Thiruvarur District

3. Kugan

4. Kalaiselvan 5.Ramesh

6. Vilvapathi

7. Arivalangan

8. Vellinathan

9. Alagesan

10. Vimala

11. Harichandran ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the I Additional District and Sessions Judge(PCR) Court, Thanjavur to consider the bail application to be filed by the petitioners on same day on their surrender in connection with Crime No.60 of 2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent.

For Petitioners : Mr.A.Arun Prasad For Respondents : Mr.K.Suyambulinga Bharathi, G.A. (Crl. Side) for RR1 and 2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

CRL.O.P (MD) No.17213 of 2019

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge(PCR) Court, Thanjavur to consider the bail petition of the petitioners on the same day of surrender and dispose the same on merits and in accordance with law in crime No.60 of 2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent.

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 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 application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 60 of 2019 on the file of the 2nd 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 (W) / True Copy / Sub Assistant Registrar(CS- ) To 1.The I Additional District and Sessions Judge(PCR), Thanjavur 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thalayamangalam Police Station, Thiruvarur District 3.The Inspector of Police Thalayamangalam Police Station, Thiruvarur District 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.A.ARUN PRASAD,Advocate(SR-101041[F] dated 25/11/2019) Order made in CRL.O.P (MD) No.17213 of 2019 25.11.2019 aav ES/26.11.2019/2P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2