Madras High CourtCRL OP/7539/2021disposed of

Selvakumar v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2021-04-22Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.04.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl.OP.No.7539 of 2021 Selvakumar ... Petitioner/2nd Accused

Versus

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode District, Erode. ..1st Respondent/Complainant 2.The State Represented by, Inspector of Police, Modakuruchi Police Station, Erode District.

Crime No.378 of 2020 3.N.Thangaraj ... 2nd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the bail application of the petitioner herein on the day of surrender pertaining to the Crime No.378 of 2020, on the file of Modakuruchi Police Station, Erode District.

For Petitioner :

Mrs.C.Meena For R1 & R2 :

Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking for a direction, to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Erode to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein in Crime No. 378 of 2020 on the file of the second respondent 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Sessions Judge, 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 IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode District, Erode.

2.The Inspector of Police, Modakuruchi Police Station, Erode District.

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

4.The Principal Sessions Judge, Erode.

+1cc to M/s.C.Meena, Advocate Sr.24781 Crl.OP.No.7539 of 2021 rsi[co] srg 26/04/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/