Madras High CourtCRL OP/13920/2021disposed of

Saravanan v. State Rep By

2021-08-10Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.08.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.13920 of 2021

1. Saravanan

2. Siva @ Sivam

3. Chinnathambi

4. Anand @ Anandhakumar

5. Ramesh

6. Angamuthu ... Petitioners

Versus

The State rep. by Inspector of Police, Karipatty Police Station, Salem District.

... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the Special Judge for SC/ST Cases, (Principal Sessions Judge), Salem to consider their bail petition on the same day on their surrender in Crime No.267 of 2021 on the file fo the Inspector of Police, Karipatty Police Station, Salem District for the offence u/s.147, 323, 506 (i) IPC and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of SC/ST (prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2015.

For Petitioners :

Mr. B. Vasudevan For Respondent :

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

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC and ST Act), Salem, to consider the petitioners bail application on the same day in Crime No.267 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police.

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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 or after commencement of normal functioning of the Court, which ever is later and on such surrender, the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act cases), Salem, 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(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mrp To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge, (Special Judge for SC/ST cases), Salem.

The Inspector of Police, Karipatty Police Station, Salem Distlrict.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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