Madras High CourtCRL OP/11247/2021disposed of

Rajan v. State Rep.By Its

2021-06-30Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.06.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.11247 of 2021 1.Rajan 2.Prasath 3.Manivannan 4.Siva 5.Raji @ Rajkumar 6.Manimaran ... Petitioners

Versus

State rep.by its Inspector of Police Vaitheeswaran Koil Police Station Mayiladuthurai District.

... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to issue a direction to the Special Court for SC/ST Cases (Principal District Judge) Nagapattinam to accept their surrender and consider their bail application on the same day with respect to Crime No.510/2021 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Vaitheeswaran Koil Police Station, Mayiladuthurai.

For Petitioners:

Mr.M.K.Subramanian For Respondent :

Mr.A.Damodharan, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking a direction to the Special Court for SC/ST Cases (Principal District Judge) Nagapattinam to accept their surrender and consider their bail application on the same day with respect to Crime No.510/2021 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Vaitheeswaran Koil Police Station, Mayiladuthurai.

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

before the trial Court within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order or after commencement of normal functioning of the Court, which ever is later and on such surrender, the learned Special Court for SC/ST Cases (Principal District Judge) Nagapattinam, 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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar dna To 1.The Special Court for SC/ST Cases (Principal District Judge) Nagapattinam.

2.The Inspector of Police Vaitheeswaran Koil Police Station Mayiladuthurai District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to Mr.K. Subramanian, Advocate sr 30059. CRL.O.P.No.11247 of 2021 SP(02/07/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/