Susilkumar v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.02.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.1869 of 2022 Susilkumar

...Petitioner

Versus

1.The State rep. by, Inspector of Police, Manalmedu Police Station, Manalmedu, Mayiladuthurai Dt.

(Crime No.12/2022) 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mayiladuthurai, Mayiladuthurai Dt.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein and consider the bail petition concerned in Crime No.12 of 2022 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Manalmedu Police Station, Mayiladuthurai District on the same day itself.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.T.Saravanan For Respondents:

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to direct the learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein and consider the bail petition concerned in Crime No.12 of 2022, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Manalmedu Police Station, Mayiladuthurai District on the same day itself.

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

receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam, 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 //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sli To 1.The learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam. 2.The Inspector of Police, Manalmedu Police Station, Manalmedu, Mayiladuthurai Dt.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mayiladuthurai, Mayiladuthurai Dt.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to Mr.C.T. Saravanan, Advocate sr 6132. CRL.O.P.No.1869 of 2022 AD(CO) SP(01/02/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/