Madras High CourtCRL OP/5851/2021disposed of

N.Prabhu @ Ravindran v. State Rep By

2021-03-24Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 24.03.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.5851 of 2021

1. N.Prabhu @ Ravindran

2. U.Somu @ Somachandran

3. V.Rajesh @ Rajeshkumar

4. S.Karthi @ Karthick .. Petitioners Vs.

State rep. by its Sub Inspector of Police, Gobichettipalayam Police Station, Gobichettipalayam, Erode.

Crime No.129 of 2021 .. Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the Principal District Judge/Special Court, Erode to accept their surrender and consider their bail application on the same day with respect to Cr.No.129 of 2021 in Gobichettipalayam Police Station on the file of the sub Inspector of Police, Gobichettipalayam Police Staion/respondent herein.

For Petitioners: Mr.V.Balamurugane For Respondents: Mr.Mohamed Riyaz, R1 Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking for a direction, to direct the Principal District Judge/Special Court, Erode District, to consider the bail petition of the petitioners on the same day in the event of surrender by the petitioners and seeks bail in Cr.No.129 of 2021, 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

learned Sessions Judge, SC & ST Court, Erode, 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-VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rli To 1.The Principal District Judge/Special Court, Erode

2. The Sub Inspector of Police, Gobichettipalayam Police Staion, Gobichettipalayam, Erode.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.5851 of 2021 AJS(CO) GN(29/03/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/