1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.08.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.PALANIVELU Crl.O.P.(MD).No.10994 of 2011 1.Shiyamkumar 2.Murugan 3.Dineshkumar 4.Rajaram 5.Jawahar 6.Sampath 7.Asaithambi 8.Dinesh 9.Anbu 10.Sundaramoorthy 11.Selvakumar 12.Rani 13.Ranjani 14.Shanthi : Petitioners/Accused 13 to 26 -Vs- The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station Madurai District Crime No.254 of 2011. : Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to accept the surrender of the petitioners before the Additional Sessions Judge, (PCR), Madurai and direct the Additional Sessions Judge to consider the bail petition in respect of crime No.254 of 2011 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station, Madurai District and consider on the same date. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Kalyanaramachandran For Respondents : Mr.P.Kannithevan Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R Heard both sides. 2. The petitioners, who apprehend arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 324, 427, 307 I.P.C. and Section 3 of TNPPDL Act and 4 of Tamil Nadu Women Harassment Act and Section 3(i) (x) of SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, in Crime No.254 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police, moves this petition seeking a direction to the learned Additional Sessions Judge, (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. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the injured has already been discharged from the hospital. 5. 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. 6. Therefore, the learned Additional Sessions Judge, (PCR Court), Madurai, 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(AS) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1.The Additional Sessions Judge, (PCR Court), Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station Madurai District 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai. +1 CC to M/s P.Kalyana Ramachandran, Advocate, SR.No.28964 vsm Crl.O.P.(MD).No.10994 of 2011 23.08.2011 TR : 26.08.2011 :2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/