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Madras High CourtCRL OP/488/2022disposed of

Sreedevi v. The Assistant Commissioner Of Police

2022-01-11Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.01.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.488 of 2022 Sreedevi ... Petitioner/Accused 2

Versus

1.The Assistant Commissioner of Police Coimbatore City-South Coimbatore District.

2.The Inspector of Police Ramanathapuram Police Station Coimbatore District.

Crime No.1047 of 2021.

... Respondents/Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned Special Judge under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Coimbatore to consider the bail application of the petitioner on her surrender in connection with the case in Crime No.1047 of 2021 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Ramanathapuram Police Station, Coimbatore District on the same day. For Petitioner :

Mr.K.C.Karl Marx For Respondents:

Mr.R.VinothRaja Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the learned Special Judge under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Coimbatore to consider the bail application of the petitioner on her surrender in connection with the case in Crime No.1047 of 2021 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Ramanathapuram Police Station, Coimbatore District on the same day.

2. In view of the amendments made in the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, this Court is of the view that the usual directions that were issued by this Court cannot be issued routinely in all cases. Therefore, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the trial Court within a period of two weeks from the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

date of receipt of a copy of this order or after commencement of normal functioning of the Court, which ever is later and on such surrender, the learned Special Judge under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Coimbatore, shall deal with the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victims under Section 15-A

(3) of the SC/ST Act.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar dna To 1.The Special Judge under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Coimbatore.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police Coimbatore City-South Coimbatore District.

3.The Inspector of Police Ramanathapuram Police Station Coimbatore District.

Crime No.1047 of 2021.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.K.C.Karl Marx, Advocate, S.R.No.2122 CRL.O.P.No.488 of 2022 VG II(CO) GN(11/01/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/