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Venkat @ Venkatesan v. The Inspector Of Police

2020-02-25Honourable Mr Justice P. Rajamanickam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.02.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM CRL.O.P.No.4214 of 2020

1. Venkat @ Venkatesan

2. Saran @ Saravanan ... Petitioners/Accused A4, A12 Vs.

The state rep by The Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No.313 of 2019)

...Respondent/Complainant

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 SC & ST Atrocities Act at Villupuram, Villupuram District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.313 of 2019 on the file of Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District and consider the bail petition on the same day itself.

For Petitioners : Mr. S.Sasikumar 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 SC & ST Atrocities Act at Villupuram, Villupuram District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.313 of 2019 on the file of Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District and consider the bail petition 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 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

surrender, the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases registered under SC and ST Act, 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 (CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ebsi To 1.The Sessions Judge, Special Court, (SC and ST Act) Villupuram District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.S.Sasikumar, Advocate, S.R.No. 16090 CRL.O.P.No.4214 of 2020 VG II(CO) GN(26/02/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/