1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:28.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.RAJESWARAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.17409 of 2011 Senthil ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kumbakonam, Tanjore District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam Taluk Police Station, Tanjore District. Crime NO.332/2011 ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge for P.C.R. Cases, Tanjore to consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on his surrender in Cr.No.332 of 2011 on the file of the 2nd respondent on the same day of his surrender. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Murugaian For Respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh Addl. Public Prosecutor O R D E R The petitioner, who apprehends arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324 and 307 of I.P.C. r/w 3(1)(x) of SC and ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, in Crime No.332 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police, moved this petition seeking direction to the learned Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge for P.C.R. Cases, Tanjore, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail application on the same day on merits. 2.The case of the petitioner is that already this court passed an order in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15877 of 2011, dated 12.12.2011, directing the learned Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge for PCR cases Tanjore, to accept the surrender of the petitioner. Since the petitioner has wrongly stated the respondent police as Tanjore Taluk Police station, instead of Kumbakonam Police Station, this amendment petition was filed before this court. But the same was dismissed on 21.12.2011 by this Court, with a direction to move a fresh direction petition. Hence this petition has been filed. 3.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State and perused the materials available on record. 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. Therefore, this Court is inclined to issue the following direction:- https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 The learned Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge for P.C.R. Cases, Tanjore, is directed to accept the surrender of the petitioner, in the event of the petitioner surrendering within a period of 15 days from today and on his filing of petition seeking bail, the Court to dispose of his bail application in its discretion, purely on the basis of merits and to pass suitable orders on the same day. 5.Accordingly, this petition is ordered, with the aforesaid observation. Sd/- Vacation officer/Assistant Registrar (CO) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(C.S) To 1.The Additional Sessions Judge & Special Judge for PCR Cases. Tanjore. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kumbakonam, Tanjore District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam Taluk Police Station, Tanjore District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai. Skn/er Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17409 of 2011 28.12.2011 TR : 29.12.2011: 2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/