Madras High CourtCRL OP/11402/2022disposed of

Fathima v. State Rep By

2022-05-18Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.05.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.No.11402 of 2022 1.Fathima 2.Umar @ Mohammed Umar ... Petitioners -vs1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ooty Rural, Ooty, The Nilgris.

2. The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Ooty Rural Police Station, Nilgris District.

(Crime No.30 of 2022) ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned Sessions Judge of the Nilgris at Udhagamandalam to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein and consider the Bail petition concerned in Crime No.30 of 2021 on the file respondent police on the same day itself.

For Petitioner :

Mr.J.Franklin For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the learned Sessions Judge of the Nilgris, Udhagamandalam to consider the petitioners bail application on the same day of his surrender in connection with a case in Crime No.30 of 2021, on the file of the 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 of the Nilgris, Udhagamandalam 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(Vacation Officer) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ssr To

1. The Sessions Judge of the Nilgris, Udhagamandalam.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ooty Rural, Ooty, The Nilgris.

3. The Inspector of Police, Ooty Rural Police Station, Nilgris District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.J.Franklin, Advocate, S.R.No.31628 CRL.O.P.No.11402 of 2022 MT(CO) SU(19/05/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/