1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.07.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.MALA Criminal Original Petition(MD) No.8712 of 2011 1.Manikandan 2.Karthigai @ Karthigaiyan 3.Thavasi 4.Senthil 5.Rajalingam 6.Paul Pandi 7.Jeganathan 8.Chella Ram 9.Chandran 10.Vadivel 11.Ganapathi 12.Kumar 13.Murali Kannan 14.Rasu 15.Mariyappan 16.Marimuthu 17.Kanthan 18.Nallu 19.Karuppaiah 20.Peyandi 21.Muneeswaran 22.Rasu 23.Velpandi 24.Nagendran 25.Ravi 26.Periyadhanam @ Periyasamy 27.Rajendran 28.Chellapandi 29.Pandi 30.Palanichamy 31.Vadivel 32.Senthilkumar .. Petitioners Vs. State rep. by The Ispector of Police, Thenkarai Police Station, Theni District. Crime No.918 of 2010 .. Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge/PCR, Theni District (Special Court constituted under SC & ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989) to consider the bail application filed along https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 with the surrender application of the petitioners on the same day in P.R.C.No.43 of 2011 under Sections 143, 188, 294(b), 353 I.P.C and 3 (1)(x) of SC & ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Periyakulam. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Brijesh Kishore For Respondents : Mr.K.V.Rajarajan Govt.Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER Heard both sides. 2. The petitioners, who apprehend arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 188, 294(b), 353 I.P.C and 3(1)(x) of SC & ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989, in P.R.C.No.43 of 2011 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Periyakulam, moves this petition seeking a direction to the learned Principal District Sessions Judge/PCR, Theni District, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits, in relating to Crime No.918 of 2010. 3. Perused the records. 4. The offences complained of, other than the offence under the Special enactment, may not be serious in nature warranting initial detention in jail, even before considering the bail application. 5. Therefore, the learned Principal District Sessions Judge/PCR, Theni District, is directed to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the very same day purely on the basis of merits and in accordance with law. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is ordered. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl.Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Principal District Sessions Judge cum PCR Court, Theni. 2.The Judicial Magistrate, Periyakulam. 3.The Inspector of Police, Thenkarai Police Station, Theni District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.B.Brijesh Kishore, Advocate SR.No.23195 vsm akm/21.07.11 /2p-6c/ Crl.O.P.(MD)No.8712 of 2011 15.07.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/