Madras High CourtCRL OP/10486/2021disposed of

Gopal v. The State, Represented By

2021-06-17Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :17.06.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.10486 of 2021 1.Gopal 2.Vasanthi @ Vasanthamani 3.Poonkodi 4.T.Suresh Kumar 5.Ramesh 6.S.Kalamani 7.C.Saraswathi ... Petitioners .vs.

1.The State Rep.by Station House Officer, Perumanallur Police Station, Tiruppur.

..1st Respondent/Complainant 2.Jothimani ... 2nd Respondent/ defacto Complainant Prayer:Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge, Tiruppur to consider the petitioners bail application in Crime No.377/2021 dated 01.06.2021 and surrender on the same day on the file of the 1st respondent subject to sureties.

For Petitioners : Mr.V.Raghavachari For 1st Respondent: Mr.A.Damodharan, Government Advocate (Crl.side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge, Tiruppur Special Court for Trial Cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, Tiruppur to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of his surrender in Crime No.377 of 2021 on the file of the 1st respondent.

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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Principal District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for trial cases under SC & ST [Prevention of Atrocities] Act,1989, Tiruppur, 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(3) of the SC/ST Act.

3.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kp To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial Cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, Tiruppur.

2.The Station House Officer, Perumanallur Police Station, Tiruppur.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.Raghavachari, Advocate, S.R.No. 28157 CRL.O.P.No.10486 of 2021 MG(CO) GN(22/06/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/