1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.01.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD).No.649 of 2011 Dinesh ... Petitioner Vs. State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Thevaram Police Station, In Cr.No.397/2010, Theni District. ... Respondent Prayer: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to direct the Learned District Sessions Judge, P.C.R.Court, Theni under the SC/ST Act to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner in connection with Crime No.397 of 2010, pending investigation on the file of the respondents on merits on the same day. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Senguttuarasan For Respondent : Mr.L.Murugan, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ORDER Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl. side). 2. The petitioner, who apprehends arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 147 and 336 I.P.C. and Section 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in Crime No.397 of 2010 on the file of the respondent police, move this petition seeking direction to the learned District and Sessions Judge, PCR Court, Theni to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his 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 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 District and Sessions Judge, PCR Court, Theni, is directed to accept the surrender of the petitioner, in the event of the petitioner 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 application in its discretion, purely on the basis of merits and to pass suitable https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 orders on the same day. Accordingly, this petition is ordered, with the aforesaid observation. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T & P) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1.The Inspector of Police, Thevaram Police Station, Theni District. 2.The District and Sessions Judge, PCR Court, Theni. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. vsm Crl.O.P.(MD).No.649 of 2011 21.01.2011 TR : 22.01.2011 : 2p/4c : IT https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/