Madras High CourtCRL OP/3144/2021disposed of

S.Maharajan v. State Rep By,

2021-02-19Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.3144 of 2021 1 S.Maharajan S/o.Shanmugam 2 Sathish

3. V.Ramachandran

...Petitioners

Vs State rep. By The Inspector of Police, SADRAS Police Station, Kancheepuram District (Cr.No.1037 of 2020)

...Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to issue the direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu to consider their bail application on the same day of their surrender in Cr.No.1037 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.L.Baskaran For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chengalpattu to consider petitioner's bail application on the same day of their surrender in Cr.No.1037 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

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 and Sessions Judge, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Chengalpattu (Special Court under SC & ST Atrocities Act) 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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar kal To 1.The Inspector of Police, SADRAS Police Station, Kancheepuram District 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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