Madras High CourtCRL OP/7279/2021disposed of

Ragu Balvin Jeyakumar v. State Rep.By

2021-04-20Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.04.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl.OP.No.7279 of 2021 Ragu Balvin Jeyakumar ... Petitioner

Versus

State rep.by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No.30 of 2020) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the Sessions Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC/ST Act, Villupuram District to consider the bail application of the petitioner concerned in Crime No.30 of 2020, on the file of the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Villupuram on his surrender on the same day.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.R.Mohana Raja For Respondent :

Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking for a direction, to direct the learned Judge, Sessions Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC/ST Act, Villupuram District to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein in Crime No.30 of 2020 on the file of Inspector of Police, All Women 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 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 learned Judge, Sessions Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC/ST Act, Villupuram District shall deal with the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Sessions Judge for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC/ST Act, Villupuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Villupuram District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

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