Madras High CourtCRL OP/6398/2021disposed of

Lakshmi v. The Superintendent Of Police,

2021-04-21Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.04.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl.OP.No.6398 of 2021 1.Lakshmi 2.M.Chandru 3.M.Sanjay ... Petitioners

Versus

1.The Superintendent of Police, Perambalur District, Perambalur.

2.The Inspector of Police, V.Kalathur Police Station, Perambalur District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC and ST Prevention of Atrocity Act, Perambalur to consider the petitioners' surrender on the same day in Cr.No.81/2021 on the file of the respondent police and release them on bail.

For Petitioners :

Mr.C.Sivakumar For Respondents :

Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking for a direction, to direct the Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC and ST Prevention of Atrocity Act, Perambalur to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein in Crime No.81 of 2021 on the file of Inspector of Police, V.Kalathur Police Station, Perambalur 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. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 learned Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC and ST Prevention of Atrocity Act, Perambalur 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 mbi To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC and ST Prevention of Atrocity Act, Perambalur.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Perambalur District, Perambalur.

3.The Inspector of Police, V.Kalathur Police Station, Perambalur District.

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

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