1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 09.06.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6660 of 2011 1.Palani 2.Raja @ Nataraja ... Petitioners Vs. State rep by Inspector of Police, Karuppayoorani Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.256 of 2011) ... Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned III Additional Sessions Judge cum PCR Court, Madurai, to accept the surrender and consider the bail application to be filed by the petitioners on the same day on merits in Crime No.256 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Muthuvenkatesan For Respondent : Mr.A.P.Bala Subramanai Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) O R D E R Heard both sides. 2. The petitioners, who apprehends arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 448 and 323 I.P.C. and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act and Section 3(1) (x) of SC & ST Act 1989, in Crime No.256 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police, move this petition seeking direction to the learned III Additional Sessions Judge cum PCR Court, Madurai, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits. 3. Perused the records. 4. The offences complained of, other than the offence under the Special enactment, per-se are not so serious in nature warranting initial detention in jail, even before considering the bail application. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5. Therefore, the learned III Additional Sessions Judge cum PCR Court, Madurai, is directed to accept the surrender of the petitioners, in the event of the petitioners surrendering before the said Court within a period of 15 days from today and their filing of petition seeking bail and to dispose their bail application in its discretion, purely on the basis of merits and to pass suitable orders on the same day. Accordingly, this petition is ordered, with the aforesaid observation. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(LA) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1. The III Additional Sessions Judge cum PCR, Madurai 2. The Inspector of Police, Karuppayoorani Police Station, Madurai District. 3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.S.Muthu Venkatesan, Advocate, Sr.No.17692 vsm ssk/10.06.2011 /5c -2p/- Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6660 of 2011 09.06.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/