Madras High CourtCRL OP/2655/2021disposed of

D.Seetharaman 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.2655 of 2021 D.Seetharaman .. Petitioner Vs.

State by Inspector of Police, Kedar Police Station, Villupuram District.

.. Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and by considering the bail application in Crime No.1390 of 2020, on the file of Kedar Police Station, on the same day by the Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC / ST (POA), Act, Villupuram and release him on Bail.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Udaya Kumar 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 learned Sessions Judge, Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein and consider the bail petition concerned in Crime No.1390 of 2020 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Kedar Police Station, Villupuram 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 petitioner is 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases (SC/ST (POA), 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 //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kp 1.The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases (SC/ST), Villupuram.

2.Inspector of Police, Kedar Police Station, Villupuram District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 cc to M/s.S.Udayakumar, Advocate Sr.No. 8712(16/02/2021) Crl.O.P.No.2655 of 2021 AJS(CO) RMP(15/02/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/