Judgment 1. The Petitioners seek permission to surrender before the Learned Principal Sessions Judge, Villupuram District and also a direction to the concerned Court to consider the bail applications on the same day in Crime No.477 of 2011 pending on the file of the respondent. 2. The Petitioners are charged for offence under Sections 147, 294(b), 324 and 506 (ii) I.P.C read with 3 (1)(x) of The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 3. It is an axiomatic principle in law that as per Section 18 of The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the petition for anticipatory bail is not per se maintainable. As such the Petitioners are constrained to approach this Court by means of filing the present direction petition. 4. Considering the limited prayer made by the Petitioners/A1, A2, A5 and A6 respectively, this Court on the basis of Equity, Fair Play and even as a matter of prudence direct the Petitioners to file appropriate bail applications before the Learned Principal Sessions Judge, Villupuram on their surrender in Crime No.477 of 2011 and it is open to the Learned Principal Sessions Judge, Villupuram to dispose of the said bail applications (if filed) preferably on the same day itself, in the manner known to law and in accordance with law. 5. With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.