Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/22116/2024disposed of

Sengamalam v. The State Of Tamilnadu

2024-12-16Honourable Mr Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.12.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN

1. Sengamalam

2. Raja @ Rajakumari : Petitioners Vs.

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Valangaiman Circle Thiruvarur District

2. The Inspector of Police Valangaiman Police Station Thiruvarur District

3. Rgaul Kannan : Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the I Additional Sessions Judge/PCR, Thanjavur District to accept the surrender of the petitioners along with bail application in Cr.No. 513/2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent police herein and to consider the dispose the bail on the same day on merits. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Karunanithi For Respondents : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi No.1 and 2 Government Advocate(Crl.Side) 1/5

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the learned I Additional Sessions Judge/PCR, Thanjavur District to accept the surrender of the petitioners along with bail application in Cr.No.513/2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent police herein and to consider the dispose the bail on the same day on merits.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials available on record.

3. 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 Sessions Judge/PCR, Thanjavur District to consider the petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.513 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 2/5

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.

4. 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.

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

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To 1.The I Additional Sessions Judge/PCR, Thanjavur District

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Valangaiman Circle Thiruvarur District

3. The Inspector of Police Valangaiman Police Station Thiruvarur District 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN,J.

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