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Madras High CourtCRL OP/3376/2020disposed of

Jayaraman v. State Rep.By Its

2020-02-17Honourable Mr Justice P. Rajamanickam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17.02.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM CRL.O.P.No.3376 of 2020 1.Jayaraman 2.Kannagi 3.Jayapriya 4.Angamma ... Petitioners Vs.

State Rep. by The Station House Office, All Women Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No.3 of 2020)

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities) Act 1989, Villupuram to consider the petitioners' bail application in Crime No.3 of 2020 pending on the file of the respondent police on the same day on their surrender.

For Petitioners: Mr.Na.Malaisaravanan 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, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities) Act 1989, Villupuram to consider the petitioners' bail application in Crime No.3 of 2020 pending on the file of the respondent police on the same day on their surrender.

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

receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities) Act 1989, 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.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar dna To

1. The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities) Act.

Villupuram.

2. The Station House Office, All Women Police Station, Villupuram District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to Mr.W. Camyles Gandhi, Advocate sr 12827 CRL.O.P.No.3376 of 2020 AD(CO) SP(18/02/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/