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Joseph @ E.J.Joseph v. The State Rep By Its,

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.816 of 2020 1.Joseph @ E.J.Joseph 2.Babu @ Babu Joseph ... Petitioners/A6 & A7 Vs.

The Inspector of Police, DCB, The Nilgiris.

(Crime No.06/2019) ... Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to grant a Direction, directing the learned District and Sessions Judge of Nilgiris, at Udhagamandalam to accept the surrender of the petitioners/accused Nos.6 & 7 in Crime No.6 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police and consider the Bail Application.

For Petitioners : Mr.E.Velu For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor * * * * *

O R D E R

This petition has been filed directing the learned District and Sessions Judge of Nilgiris, at Udhagamandalam to accept the surrender of the petitioners/accused Nos.6 & 7 in Crime No.6 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police and consider the Bail Application.

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 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 and Sessions Judge of Nilgiris, at Udhagamandalam shall deal with the matter on the same day on 1/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victims under Section 15(A) of the SC/ST Act. 3.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar vv/ah To 1.The District and Sessions Judge of Nilgiris, Udhagamandalam.

2.The Inspector of Police, DCB, The Nilgiris.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+ 1 cc to Mr.E.Velu Advocate sr3296 CRL.O.P.No.816 of 2020 aa13/01/2020 2/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/