Madras High CourtCRL OP/674/2020disposed of

F.Allen Leeber Castro v. The State Rep The Inspector Of Police,

2020-01-13Honourable Mr Justice P. Rajamanickam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 13.01.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM CRL.O.P.No.674 of 2020 1.F.Allen Leeber Castro 2.J.Angeline Pratheeba 3.T.Maria Xavier.

... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 3 Vs.

State by:

The Inspector of Police, W-31, All Women Police, St. Thomas Mount Police Station, Chennai - 600 016.

... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to grant a Direction, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu to entertain, consider and dispose of the Bail Application of the petitioners on the same day when they surrender before the said Court in Crime Number 9 of 2019 pending on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners: Mr.T.Ashok Kumar For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu to entertain, consider and dispose of the Bail Application of the petitioners on the same day when they surrender before the said Court in Crime Number 9 of 2019 pending on the file of the respondent police. 2.Mr.R.C.Paul Kanagaraj, learned counsel wants to appear before this Court for the defacto complainant. Further he oppossed this petition to allow.

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3.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 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 Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu 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) of the SC/ST Act.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu. 2.The Inspector of Police, W-31, All Women Police, St. Thomas Mount Police Station, Chennai - 600 016.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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