Madras High CourtCRL OP/1406/2021disposed of

Gunasekaran v. The State Rep.By

2021-02-01Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 01.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.1406 of 2021

1. Gunasekaran

2. Vignesh

3. Venkatesan

4. Malarmannan

5. Govindarasu @ Govindharaj

6. Manimozhi .. Petitioners Vs.

State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Andimadam Police Station, Ariyalur District .. Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned District & Sessions Court, (Special Court for SC/ST Act), Ariyalur District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.89 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police and consider the bail petition on the same day itself. For Petitioners: Mr.M.R.Elavarasan For Respondent : Mr.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking for a direction, to direct the the Principal District & Sessions Judge (SC & ST Court), Ariyalur District, to consider the bail petition of the petitioners on the same day in the event of surrender by the petitioners and seeks bail in Crime No.89 of 2021, on the file of the Inspector of Police,Andimadam Station, Ariyalur District. 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 Principal District & Sessions Judge, SC & ST Court, Ariyalur, shall deal with the matter on the same day on merits https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(co) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rli To

1. The District & Sessions Judge SC & ST Court, Ariyalur.

2. State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Andimadam Police Station, Ariyalur District

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.M.R.Elavarasan , Advocate SR.No. 5037 Crl.O.P.No.1406 of 2021 LN co A.SK(02.02.2021).

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