Madras High CourtCRL OP/329/2024disposed of

Sakthivel v. State Represented By

2024-01-09Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.1.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH 1.Sakthivel 2.Seeralan 3.Tamilkannan 4.Periyasamy 5.Nallathambi 6.S.Poovarasan 7.Ashok 8.Periyannan 9.Kaviyarasu 10.Rajamani 11.Murugesan 12.Nadarajan 13.Rajendran

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Chinnasalem Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

...Respondents

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Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code praying to direct the Principal District & Sessions Court, Kallakurichi District to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the bail petition on the same day in Crime No.724 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners :

Mr.R.Suryarakash For Respondents :

Mr.A.Damodaran, APP

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the Principal District & Sessions Court/Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Kallakurichi District to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail petitions on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.724 of 2023 on the file of the second respondent.

2. In view of the amendments made in the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, this 2/4

Court is of the view that the usual directions that were issued by this Court cannot be issued routinely in all cases. Therefore, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the learned Special Judge shall deal with the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victim under Section 15(A) of the SC/ST Act.

3. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH,J ssr To 1.The Principal District & Sessions Court/ Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Kallakurichi District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Chinnasalem Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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