Madras High CourtCRL OP/8943/2020disposed of

Elumalai v. 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.8943 of 2020 1.Elumalai 2.Sarathkumar 3.Kannadhasan 4.Kaviyarasan 5.Krishnan 6.Natarajan 7.Seenu 8.Govindhan 9.Kesavan 10.Tamilselvan 11.Lilavinothan 12.Sathish 13.Govindharajan 14.Mathizhagan @ Mathiyazhagan 15.Subash 16.Sridhar 17.Chinnadurai ... Petitioners Vs.

State by, Inspector of Police, Thiruvalur Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No.972 of 2020) ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989 Villupuram District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.972 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police and consider the bail petition on the same day itself. For Petitioners: Mr.K.Balu For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking for a direction, to direct the Learned Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989 Villupuram District, in Crime No.972 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

of 2020 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 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 Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, Villupuram 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.

-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar AT To 1.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvalur Police Station, Villupuram District.

2. The learned Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act), Villupuram District .

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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