Madras High CourtCRL OP/1446/2020disposed of

Selvamani v. State Rep. By Inspector Of Police

2020-01-24Honourable Mr Justice P. Rajamanickam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.01.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM CRL.O.P.NO.1446 OF 2020 1.Selvamani 2.Gopu 3.Vasanth 4.Ravi 5.Santhosh 6.Shanmugam ... Petitioners Vs.

State Rep by Inspector of Police, Manalurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District, Crime No.409 of 2019.

... Respondent PRAYER:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the Principal Sessions Judge and Special Judge for Prevention of SC & ST Atrocities Act, Villupuram, to consider the bail application on the same day on surrender of the petitioner in Crime No.409 of 2019 on the file of the respondent herein.

For Petitioners : Mr.R.Nalliyappan For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the Principal Sessions Judge and Special Judge for Prevention of SC & ST Atrocities Act, Villupuram, to consider the bail application on the same day on surrender of the petitioner in Crime No.409 of 2019 on the file of the respondent herein. 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Sessions Judge and Special Judge for Prevention of SC & ST Atrocities Act, Villupuram, 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 III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar drl To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge and Special Judge for Prevention of SC & ST Atrocities Act, Villupuram.

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

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.R.Nalliyappan, Advocate, S.R.No.5134 CRL.O.P.No1446 of 2020 BP(CO) CS/28/01/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/