Madras High CourtCRL OP/881/2022disposed of

Veerasakeran v. The State Rep By

2022-01-19Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.01.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.881 of 2022 1.Veersakeran 2.Arivazhagan 3.Balamurugan 4.Vignesh ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State rep. by The Sub Inspector of Police, Jayankondam Police Station, Ariyalur District.

2. MGR ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned District Principle Sessions Judge, Ariyalur consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day after his surrender in Crime No.891 of 2021 on the file of the first respondent. For Petitioners :

Mr.A.S.Aswin Prasanna For R1 :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to direct the learned District Principal Sessions Judge, Ariyalur to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day after his surrender in Crime No.891 of 2021 on the file of the first respondent.

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. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 District Principal Sessions Judge, Ariyalur, 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. It makes it clear that without going into the merits of this case, this Court is inclined to dispose the matter and it is for the trial Court to decide the case on its own merit.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar AH To

1. The District Principal Sessions Judge, Ariyalur.

2. The Sub Inspector of Police, Jayankondam Police Station, Ariyalur District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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