JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and the Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, to set aside the order of the Principal Sessions Judge of Kanchipuram District at Chengalpattu made in Crl. M.P. No. 1072/2020 dated 18.02.2020 and enlarge the Appellant herein on Bail pending investigation in Crime No. 02/2020 on the file of the Inspector of Police, W-32, All Women Police Station, Madipakkam, Chennai - 91.)

1. This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the Appellant/Accused under Section 14-A(2) of the Schedule Castes and the Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the SC/ST Act for brevity), against the dismissal of the Bail Application filed by the Appellant/Accused in Crl. M.P. No. 1072 of 2020 on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Judge of Kanchipuram District at Chengalpattu dated 18.02.2020.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 15.09.2019 at about 9.30 p.m. when the Second Respondent/De-facto Complainant was staying along with her friend, viz., Srisuju, at Door No. 19, Krishnavillasam, Ganesh Nagar, Adambakkam, Chennai - 600 088, the Appellant/Accused went there