1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2691 of 2011 1.E.Balakrishnan 2.G.Sivanesan ... Petitioner Vs. The State Rep by its:: The Inspector of Police, B-2 Meenakshi Amman Temple Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.181/2011) ... Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to permit the petitioners to surrender before the Learned PCR Court at Madurai in connection with Crime No.181 of 2011 on the file of the Inspector of Police, B-2 Meenakshi Amman Temple Police Station, Madurai District and consider their bail application on the date of their surrender i.e., on the same day itself in accordance with law and on merits. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Rajesh For Respondent : Mr. L. Murugan, Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) O R D E R Heard both sides. 2. The petitioner, who apprehends arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(x) and 3(2)VII of SC/ST Atrocities Act (Prevention) 1989 and Sections 3 and 4 of Tamil Nadu Woman Harassment Act, in Crime No.181 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police, move this petition seeking direction to the learned 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. 5. Therefore, the learned Additional District and 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 to pass suitable orders, in the event of petitioners surrendering before the said court within 15 days from today and their filing of petition seeking bail. Accordingly, this petition is ordered. SD ASST REGISTRAR ( P AND A ) /TRUE COPY/ vsm SUB ASST REGISTRAR To 1.The Additional District and Sessions Judge, PCR Court, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, B-2 Meenakshi Amman Temple Police Station, Madurai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai. 1CC TO MR. A. RAJESH, ADVOCATE, SR: 11166: DM:2011::MARCH:11::: Crl.O.P.(MD).No.2691 of 2011 1P:5C:: 02.03.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/