Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/22609/2024disposed of

Avinash @ Raja Abinash Kanth v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2024-12-20Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.12.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR 1.Avinash @ Raja Abinash Kanth 2.Dineshkumar @ Thineshkumar 3.Vinayakamoorthi 4.Vignesh @ Vigneshwaran : Petitioners/A1 to A3 & A5 Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Lalgudi, Trichy District.

2.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Sub-Inspector of Police, Lalgudi Town Police Station, Trichy District.

Crime No.265 of 2021 ... Respondents/Complainants 3.Kannaki : 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS/482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Trichy to accept the surrender and consider their bail application on the same day on merit relating to crime No.265 of 2021, dated 11.04.2021.

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For Petitioners : Mr.P.Surliraja For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar No.1 & 2 Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Trichy and to accept the surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.265 of 2021 on the file of the second respondent and to consider and pass orders on the bail application to be preferred by the petitioners on the same day itself.

2. 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.

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 District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Trichy , to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.265 of 2021 on the file of the 2/4

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 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.

20.12.2024 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Rmk Note: Issue order copy on 02.01.2025 3/4

M.NIRMAL KUMAR,J.

Rmk To 1.The I Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Trichy. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Lalgudi, Trichy District.

3.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Lalgudi Town Police Station, Trichy District.

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

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