Madras High CourtCRL OP/2754/2021disposed of

Vetri v. State Rep By

2021-02-15Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.2754 of 2021 1.Vetri 2.Mahendran 3.Dinesh 4.Balamurugan 5.Surya 6.Doni Mani @ Mani 7.Mani 8.Periyasamy 9.Sadayappan 10.Ananth 11.Rajesh 12.Thirunavukarasu 13.Akash .. Petitioners Vs.

The Inspector of Police, Kachirayapalayam Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

.. Respondent Crime No.2/2021 Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct Sessions Court Villupuram the District Sessions Judge Villupuram, Special Judge for Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities to accept surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.02/2021, u/s.147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324, 427, 506(ii) of IPC r/w Sec 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(va) of SC/ST (POA) Amendment Act, 2015, Sec 184 of MV Act-1989. (On the file of Inspector of Police, Kachirayapalayam Police Station, Kallakurichi District) and consequently consider the petitioners bail application on the same day.

For Petitioners : Mr.V.Gunasekar For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the learned District Sessions Judge, Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein and consider the bail petition concerned in Crime No.02 of 2021, on the file of Inspector of Police, Kachirayapalayam Police Station, Kallakurichi District and consider the same 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 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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC & ST Act, Villupuram District 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.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar KP To 1.The District Sessions Judge, Sessions Court Villupuram, Villupuram.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kachirayapalayam Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.2754 of 2021 A.SK(15.02.2021).

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