Madras High CourtCRL OP/6443/2021disposed of

Ayyappan v. The State Rep.By

2021-04-01Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.04.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.NO.6443 OF 2021 Ayyappan ..Petitioner/A-14 Vs.

The State Rep.by Inspector of Police, Nellikuppam Police Station, Cuddalore District.

..Respondent (Crime No.441/2019) Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned Special Judge, Trial of cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Cuddalore, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and to consider the bail petition on the same day in respect to Crime No.441/2019, on the file of the respondent police and pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Ananda Kumar For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking to direct the Special Judge, Trial of cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Cuddalore, to consider the Bail application of the petitioner concerned in Crime No. 441 of 2019, 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 petitioner is 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 Special Judge, Trial of cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Cuddalore, shall deal with the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victim under Section 15 (A) of the SC/ST Act.

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3. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

-s/dAssistant Registrar(I) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar KP To 1.Inspector of Police, Nellikuppam Police Station, Cuddalore District.

2.Special Judge, Trial of cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Cuddalore, 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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