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Madras High CourtCRL OP/8932/2020disposed of

Pugazhendhi v. The State Rep.By

2020-06-18Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.06.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.8932 of 2020 1.Pugazhendhi 2.Gawthami

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.The State Represented by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Bahour Police Station, Bahour, Puducherry.

2.The Inspector of Police, PCR Cell, Puducherry.

Crime No.0021/2020

...Respondent

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned Judicial Magistrate IV, Puducherry to consider the bail application that may be preferred by the petitioners in Crime No.0021 of 2020 dated 26.02.2020 on the file of the respondent police namely the Sub-Inspector of Police, Bahour, Puducherry on the same day of petitioners surrender and thus render justice. For Petitioners : Mr.E.Anbarasan For Respondent : Mr.Bharatha Chakravarthy Public Prosecutor Puducherry

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking for a direction, to direct the learned the learned Judicial Magistrate IV, Puducherry, to consider the bail application in Crime No.0021 of 2020, on the file of the respondent.

2.

The Inspector of Police, PCR Cell, Puducherry is suo moto impleaded as 2nd respondent.

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3.

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 learned Judicial Magistrate IV, Puducherry 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.

4.

This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above direction.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AD I)MDU //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar AT To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Bahour Police Station, Bahour, Puducherry.

2.The learned Judicial Magistrate IV, Puducherry.

3.The Inspector of Police, PCR Cell, Puducherry.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.8932 of 2020 LN(CO) KKV/13/08/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/