Madras High CourtCRL OP/4012/2020disposed of

Dhuraimurugan v. The State Rep. By

2020-02-24Honourable Mr Justice P. Rajamanickam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.02.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM CRL.O.P.No.4012 of 2020 1.Dhuraimurugan 2.Rajasegaran 3.Magesh 4.Subrayalu 5.Saravana Kumar 6.Siva Subramaniyan 7.Venkatesan ... Petitioners/Accused 1 to 7 Vs.

The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, PCR Cell Police Station, Gorimedu, Puducherry.

Crime No.1 of 2020.

...Respondent/Complainant

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the learned II Additional Judge, at Puducherry to consider the surrender and bail application filed by the petitioners in Crime No.1 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police on their surrender on the same day on sympathetic ground. For Petitioners: Mr.A.Tamilvanan For Respondent : Mr.V.Balamurugane Additional Public Prosecutor Puducherry

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to direct the learned II Additional Judge, at Puducherry to consider the surrender and bail application filed by the petitioners in Crime No.1 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police on their surrender on the same day.

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 Special Court under the ST (POA) Act (II Additional Judge, Puducherry), 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-III) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To

1. The Special Court under the ST (POA) Act (II Additional Judge), Puducherry.

2. The Inspector of Police, PCR Cell Police Station, Gorimedu, Puducherry.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to The Public Prosecutor Puducherry sr 16408. +1 CC to Mr.A.Tamilvanan, Advocate sr 15997.

CRL.O.P.No.4012 of 2020 CA(CO) SP(25/02/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/