Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/23305/2022disposed of

Saravanan v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2022-12-28Honourable Ms Justice R.N.Manjula5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.12.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Ms.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA

1. Saravanan

2. Shanmugavel

3. Shakthivel

4. Dhevendran

5. Rajesh

6. Mathavan

7. Baskaran

8. Sivakumar

9. Sivakumar

10. Ravichandran

11. Ramadoss ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Orathanadu Sub Division, Thanjavur District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Pappanadu Police Station, Thanjavur District.

(Crime No.984/2022)

3. Rajendran ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned I Additional District 1/5

Sessions Judge, (Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, PCR), Thanjavur, Thanjavur District, to consider and dispose of the bail application filed by the petitioners in Crime No.984 of 2022 dated 29.11.2022 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein on the same day of their surrender before the said Court.

For Petitioners : Mr.P.Mani Anandh For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed, invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking orders to direct the learned I Additional District Sessions Judge, (Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, PCR), Thanjavur, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No.984 of 2022 on the file of the second respondent police.

2. The petitioners are the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(u), 3(1)(y) & 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, in Crime No.984 of 2022, pending on the file of the second respondent police and apprehending arrest, they have filed the present petition.

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3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials available on record.

4. 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 Sessions Judge, (Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, PCR), Thanjavur, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.984 of 2022 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.

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5. 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.

6. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

28.12.2022 Index :

Yes / No Internet :

Yes / No CM/ogy To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Orathanadu Sub Division, Thanjavur District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Pappanadu Police Station, Thanjavur District.

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

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R.N.MANJULA,J.

CM/OGY Order made in Dated: 28.12.2022 5/5