1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:21.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD)No.16706 of 2011 1.Mahendran 2.Murugan 3.Selvam 4.Kanakaraj (*)5.Sivasamy ... Petitioners/Accused Vs. State rep. By The Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, in crime No.519 of 2011 Nagapattinam District. ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned First Additional and Sessions Judge (PCR), Thanjavur to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein and consider the bail application concerned in Cr.No.519 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police on merits on the same day. For Petitioners : Mr.C.T.Saravanan For Respondent : Mr.P.Kannithevan, Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) O R D E R Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side). 2. The petitioners, who apprehend arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 427, 352 and 506(ii) I.P.C. r/w Section 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in Crime No.519 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police, move this petition seeking direction to the learned First Additional and Sessions Judge (PCR), Thanjavur to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider their bail applications 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 serious in nature warranting initial detention in jail, even before considering the bail application. 5. Therefore, this Court is inclined to issue the following direction: The learned First Additional and Sessions Judge (PCR), Thanjavur, 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 his filing of petition seeking bail and to dispose his bail https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 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 ASST REGISTRAR(CO) (*)Amended as per the order of this Court dated 21.03.2012 and made in MP.1/2012 in Crl.OP.No. 16706/2011 sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /TRUE COPY/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To be substituted for the orders already despatched on 2.1.2012 1.The First Additional and Sessions Judge (PCR),Thanjavur 2.The Inspector of Police,Kuthalam Police Station,Nagapattinam District. 3.The Addl.Public Prosecutor,Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court,Madurai Crl.O.P.(MD).No.16706 of 2011 21.12.2011 TR : 28.03.2012: 2P/4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/