Jeyaraj v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.10.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR 1.Jeyaraj 2.Katturaja 3.S.Manikandan 4.Pandi 5.Gobi 6.Suresh 7.Thilipkumar @ Thilip 8.Rajendran 9.J.Premkumar 10.Lakshmanan 11.Mani @ Manimuthu 12.Andavar 13.Indrani 14.Amutha 15.Sathiya ... Petitioners Vs.

1.State rep. by its The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bodinayakanur, Theni District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Chinnamanur Police Station, Theni District.

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3.Velappar 4.Anand ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Cases, Theni to consider the bail application on their surrender on the same day, if any petition filed by the petitioners in Crime No.364 of 2024 on the file of second respondent. For Petitioners : Mr.C.Susikumar 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 District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Cases, Theni to accept surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day and merits in relating to Crime No.364 of 2024 dated 13.09.2024 on the file of the respondent police.

2. The petitioners are the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 296(b), 126(2), 118(1) and 351(2) BNS and 2/6

Sections 3(l)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(l)(g), 3(l)(y) and 3(2)(va) of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in Crime No.364 of 2024, pending on the file of the second respondent police and apprehending arrest, they have filed the present petition.

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 fourth 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 District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for the 3/6

Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Cases, Theni, to consider the petitioners' bail applications, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.364 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 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.

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To 1.The District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Cases, Theni.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bodinayakanur, Theni District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Chinnamanur Police Station, Theni District.

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

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K.MURALI SHANKAR,J.

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